oregon

[Steven P]

20 hours ago, openspaceman said:

For production forestry I felt I could get a better edge on Oregon chisel and as the  dust  in the bark at the bottom of the tree was the main reason for the blade getting dull I don't think there would be much difference, silica basically being so much harder  than either chain. Also with production cutting you very quickly notice any reduction in sharpness and 3 strokes on each cutter, often more than once during one fill, paid off. Chains wearing from frequent sharpening being a minor cost.

My 'spare' saw, the battery one, has an Oregon blade, the other has Stihl and I have noticed, probably the same as you that the Oregon blade sharpens a lot quicker with a better edge. I've yet to get them both sharpened at the same time to compare but my gut feeling is the Oregon will blunt a bit quicker too.