I've been using Pferd round files for years, I like them. A few months ago I needed a raker file and ordered "Archer 6" Chainsaw Flat Files 12-Pack" from Amazon. I'm impressed, they are more aggressive than the Orgeon raker files I have been using.
Chainsaw file choices
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IntegrityCarpentry
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My Sandvik files just came. Even my children can feel the difference! Thank you for telling me about them. Your a blessing!!!
Happy to hear you got them. Now you see what I’m talking about, you can definitely feel how they “grab” differently than the files you get these days. I think you’ll be impressed once you use them.
KostasVolos
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List of high quality EU made chainsaw files :
Bahco and Sandvik :same files,rebranded.
Made in Portugal or Finland .
( Check out the same logo -fish 'n' hook ...)-Very Hard /long service life .Very aggressive sharpening .Good edge finish .
Stihl and Pferd : same files,rebranded . Made in Germany .
(Stihl does not make files.Pferd makes every sharpening equipment for Stihl ,just not blue colored but orange ... )
Hard and Medium Aggressive .
Smooth edge finish.
Vallorbe and Grobet : same files,rebranded.Made in Switzerland.
( Vallorbe has acquired Grobet )
Very hard ,Medium aggressive,
excellent edge finish .
Bellota .Made in Spain.
Very Hard ,medium aggressive.
Very robust files.Rather rough /serrated edge finish .
https://www.bahco.com/int_en/products/files/sharpening-files.html
https://www.vallorbe.com/en-ch/products/forestry-products
https://int.pferd.com/en/products/files
https://www.bellota.com/en-us/for-agriculture/accessories/agricultural-files
• Steel alloy and heat treatment define the hardness, thus longetivity of the file.
• Height of teeth defines aggressiveness ,thus the ability to remove material.The higher the teeth ,the more material removed per pass.
• Pattern of teeth defines edge smoothness.Some patterns leave a smooth razor-like edge ,others leave a kinda rough ,serrated one.
The hardness of chain cutters ,
the type of wood to be cut ( hardwood vs softwood ,live or dry ,clean or dirty ,etc ),the frequency of sharpenings /touching ups and the individual way of filling ( i.e. the force applied ) should be taken into account ,in order to choose the most appropriate file .
Bahco and Sandvik :same files,rebranded.
Made in Portugal or Finland .
( Check out the same logo -fish 'n' hook ...)-Very Hard /long service life .Very aggressive sharpening .Good edge finish .
Stihl and Pferd : same files,rebranded . Made in Germany .
(Stihl does not make files.Pferd makes every sharpening equipment for Stihl ,just not blue colored but orange ... )
Hard and Medium Aggressive .
Smooth edge finish.
Vallorbe and Grobet : same files,rebranded.Made in Switzerland.
( Vallorbe has acquired Grobet )
Very hard ,Medium aggressive,
excellent edge finish .
Bellota .Made in Spain.
Very Hard ,medium aggressive.
Very robust files.Rather rough /serrated edge finish .
https://www.bahco.com/int_en/products/files/sharpening-files.html
https://www.vallorbe.com/en-ch/products/forestry-products
https://int.pferd.com/en/products/files
https://www.bellota.com/en-us/for-agriculture/accessories/agricultural-files
• Steel alloy and heat treatment define the hardness, thus longetivity of the file.
• Height of teeth defines aggressiveness ,thus the ability to remove material.The higher the teeth ,the more material removed per pass.
• Pattern of teeth defines edge smoothness.Some patterns leave a smooth razor-like edge ,others leave a kinda rough ,serrated one.
The hardness of chain cutters ,
the type of wood to be cut ( hardwood vs softwood ,live or dry ,clean or dirty ,etc ),the frequency of sharpenings /touching ups and the individual way of filling ( i.e. the force applied ) should be taken into account ,in order to choose the most appropriate file .
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