Oregon 23736A Professional Chain Saw Bar-Mount Filing Guide

(Helpful? Not? Please vote, so I know someone is reading these :^) I realize this isn't for everyone. I cut 5-10 cords of big wood each year. For most people, a hand file and/or just keeping two or three chains will more than suffice. If, however, you cut more than a couple limbs and saplings per year, you're already familiar with the chain sharpening gambit. The saw shops put the grinding wheel edge on your chain, and it cuts very well, and then it dulls. If you then try to touch up the teeth in the field, you realize the round files don't work with the straight gullet the saw shop's machine put on there. Then you start filing ... and filing ... Lots of folks keep 2 or 3 chains sharpened, and just swap chains when one dulls. Usually, after three chains, you're through cutting anyway (although this is often not the case for me). When done, you'd take them all to the shop at the same time, and you're ready for next time. This is neither practical nor thrifty, thus enter the...Read more

I will pick up from the fine review by "Master of None" who states he is familiar only with an old Granberg model and did not have the current Granberg 106B.

I do have the new Granberg 106B Granberg Bar-Mount Chain Saw Sharpener, Model# G-106B and have found it to be excellent. Before I bought the Granberg 106B I used the Oregon 23736A for about 80 filings and I have now done about 100 filings with the Granberg 106B, so I am pretty familiar with both jigs.

The quick report is that I agree with other reviewers that the Oregon jig is flimsy. I will add that it is also jerky, slow, and strange. I find the Granberg 106B to be rigidly built, streamlined for speed, and with an excellent height gauge that I use to set the file height exactly. Both jigs have insufficient documentation.

As I write this review, I...Read more

excellent product! I have been using my original model for 5 yrs now and have always had the complant that it is a little flimsy when filing and the professional model is awesome. no flex at all. much better than lightweight model. take it from a landscaper. well worth it if you are wanting to sharpen your own chains. instructions are fairly easy to follow even for a beginner. oregon has an excellent website also that helps. If you take your time and learn how to use this tool properly you will be pleased with the cut!