Does noodling the unsplitable round dull your chain?
I do it on a rare occasion and seems like it takes a
little life out of the blade.
I do it on a rare occasion and seems like it takes a
little life out of the blade.
Noodling
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I noodle te extra big rounds every once in a while, and I have never noticed any change in the chain.
The thing that makes it seem that way is usually there is dirt in the bark.......or sometimes when noodling a crotch, there is junk grown into the crotch. Just a little bit of dirt or a small pebble (or a piece of wire) will dull your chain quicker than chit......
Actually, there's less bark involved when noodling. Cross-cutting a 30" round will involve cutting through 94" of bark (circumference). Noodling would involve cutting through 32" (assuming a 16" long round) of bark.
Scotty's right about nasties in there junking a chain in a hurry.
Scotty's right about nasties in there junking a chain in a hurry.
Redlegs
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I noodled a big silver maple stump last spring at a job, it was 5 large trunks growing out of one stump. Over the years, kids (or for all I know adults) threw bricks and stones in the crotch of that thing. Needless to say, I had to change the chain several times that morning....
OMG, please don't call it a blade. It's known as a bar and chain! Get your chainsaw terminology right. 
OMG, please don't call it a blade. It's known as a bar and chain! Get your chainsaw terminology right.
Or maybe his saw has a blade . . . which would explain why it is dulling so quickly.
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