How to Sharpen a Chainsaw the Easy Way

Check depth gauges and adjust if needed

• Place your chainsaw on your workbench. Then lay your depth gauge tool over one of the teeth so the dull steel nubbin (called a depth gauge) sticks through the slot in the center.
• With your finger, feel the depth gauge where it sticks through the tool. If it’s flush with the surface, no adjustment is needed. If it sticks above the tool, carefully file it down until it’s flush.
• Repeat the process for the other depth gauges.
  • Making sure the depth gauges don’t stick beyond the tool ensures your saw will continue to cut with enough aggression.