Chainsaw Carvers.

Welcome to the ChainSawShed! We are designed to save you time and money. Gone are the days of having to spend your valuable time driving around looking for parts for your chainsaw. We try to provide as many parts as we can at prices well below what you would pay at regular shops, and we try to provide you with as much information about your parts as possible. Please contact us if there is anything we can do to help!
Just added: Original EFCO Parts for EFCO Chainsaws and EFCO parts lookups.
Just added: Poulan/Poulan Pro/Poulan Weedeater Chainsaw parts lists and schematics.
Also we will continue to add new products, Tammi

For Poulan and Efco Chainsaw Users

Hey Friends,
For those of you wanting or needing a breakdown of your Poulan/PoulanPro or Efco chainsaws, we are working on videos to help you get to your Poulan/PoulanPro and Efco parts breakdown. We want to make it as easy as possible. In the video we will show you how to get to your model and view a complete parts diagram. We will have one video for Poulan and one for Efco. In the video we will take you step by step and how to get pricing of the part and shipping if you would like. So keep an eye out for the videos. Hope the videos help you. Thank you.

-ChainSaw Shed Team

Welcoming Chris Bain to Chainsaw Shed

Hey Friends,

 As you might know we have a gallery for chainsaw Sculptures and Carvers. We have recently added a new chainsaw sculpture Chris Bain to our chainsaw gallery.

He is a really talent artist and we are very happy to welcome him to our Chainsaw Shed family. You can also check out other chainsaw carvers like Brad Martin and Darrel Radcliff. If you know anyone that would like us to share their artwork on our website please email Tammi the owner at tammi@chainsawshed.com with your name, up to 10 photos and information about yourself. If you have a website we can add that too.         

 To View Chris Bain's artwork please visit:  http://www.chainsawshed.com/pages/ChainsawCarvers/sculptorgallery.html

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Chainsaw Carver Chris Bain!

Hey Friends,

 We are going to add a new chainsaw carver to our Chainsaw Carving gallery. Chris Bain is a really talented and very detailed artist. Right now he is working on a huge carving of a tower with a dragon.

We are so excited to show off his artwork to our friends. To see other chainsaw carvers please visit: http://www.chainsawshed.com/pages/SpecialsPage/sculptor.html

-Tonya with Chainsaw Shed

We added Poulan and Efco

We have added Poulan / Poulan Pro and Efco to our list of brands. We offer Oregon as well. Check our website www.chainsawshed.com for all Poulan and Efco models that we carry parts for. You can also get a breakdown of your chainsaw model. Search for the parts you need for your specific model. Also check our How To page to see videos and pdfs that will help you with your chainsaw. If you need anything please email us a info@chainsawshed.com or call at 205-670-9681.

Parts of a Cutter

We are first going to talk about the Cutting Corner. The cutting corner is the most critical part of the cutter. During the cutting process it is the first part of the cutter to come in contact with the wood. It’s the strongest part of the cutter. It is also where the side plate and top plate meet. The filing angle, when sharpening, is the most important part. The sharper the edge the better the cut.

  In conjunction with the cutting corner is the top-plate. Some top-plates might be longer depending on the chain and the features. The chains that have a longer top plate are to make the life of your chain longer and for more efficient sharpening. Most of OREGON’s chains offer a feature called Witness Mark. This feature is built into some Oregon professional chains. This feature helps chainsaw users do 4 important things:

1. Sharpen the chain at its optimum angle

2. Sharpen the chain accurately throughout its useful life

3. Keep the lengths of cutter top-plates equal

4. Know when the chain has reached the end of its life

 Connected to the top is the side plat. Side plate is actually located on the side of the top-plate. The side plate cuts in conjunction with the top-plate and reinforces the top plate. The side plate set the cutting height. It also sets the width cut.

  Now we are going to talk depth gauge. The depth gauge sets the amount of  “bite” which is how much wood is cut per cycle. Some people refer to the depth gauge as the raker. The depth gauge sets the cutter tooth thickness and thickness of the shaving. There are two basic types of depth gauges: Ramped-shaped and Wide-track depth gauges. Wide track assists in kerf clearance. The depth gauge is an Integral part of the anti-kickback system. Requires maintenance with a flat file.

 On the bottom of the cutter is the toe of the cutter. The toe is ramped to prevent damage from the bar. The toe and the heel are also angled to provide lighter weight to the cutter and saves money.

 Rivet Hole. The rivet hole is the only moving part to the chain. The rivet hole connects the tie straps to the cutters making a complete chain.

 And finally the gullet, the wider the gullet is the better chip flow you get. The gullet also provides a gap within the cutter to allow access with a sharpening file.

 If you have any question of suggestions please email us at info@chainsawshed.com

Fun Fact!

Why is lubrication for your Chainsaw Bar and chain important?

On average, a chainsaw chain travels 15 miles at approximately 55 mile per hour on a tank of gas.

So the better you keep your chain oiled the better it will run.

 Thanks to our friend Chuck Brown at RBI Corporation for that little known fact.  

For more information please email us at info@chainsawshed.com

-Tonya with Chainsaw Shed