What is a skip tooth chain?

[ray benson]

JimL posted the pic in Jan. 2004 and said after he finished it was slower than full comp chain.
Post # 131 http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=12352&page=9&highlight=full+house

 

[rbtree]

Art Mrtin also once built a full house chain, and said it was pretty fast. I cant find that thread, but here's a good old thread, with pics of Art's work.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=2312

 

[Lakeside53]

Thanks for the replies.

I'm running this on a Shindaiwa 500 with a 20" bar. Mostly cutting Alder that is already down. As mentioned, the guy that made up my chains ran hot saws but as you said it would make more sense to have lots of cutters working for you if you have the power.
My wood varies in size but if I get into anything that approaches bar length I just grab my step dad's 045 with the longer bar.
I'm not too concerned with cutting speed as I have lots of time to cut wood and more wood than I could ever use.
I am interested in your opinions as to what chain you would recommend as being most efficient with this saw.

Alder (a west coast "hardwood") cuts great on a full skip. It what I use and love it.

You can read this and a dozen similar threads until you're blue in the face, and you'll just get bunch of conflicting opinions. Dig around in the back of the couch, find $20 worth of change, and go buy a full skip. That's the only way you'll know if it suit you. BTW, full skip is pretty much all we sell to "pros" out here... 18 inches and up (way up).

 

[alderman]

Chain types

After looking at the chain on my saw, it is definately a full skip chain. I've got a bunch of them made up as I was able to get a chain made by a fellow for nearly as cheap as it cost to have one sharpened. I since have learned to sharpen them well enough for my own use, but they cut a better after he got through with them.