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Where do you sharpen your chains?

This poll will close on Mar 31, 2026 at 12:40 AM.
  1. In the house

    15.8%
  2. In a workshop

    68.4%
  3. Just outside

    36.8%
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  1. David McIntyre

    David McIntyre

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    IMG_1678.jpeg Sharpening some chains on the kitchen table.
     
  2. Chud

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    Do you let the filings drop into the fur?
     
  3. Erik B

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    I use a work bench in the garage.
     
  4. WeldrDave

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    I'd be in Divorce court! o_O:whistle: I have an outside bench with power. I use a Dremel to do my chains. To much filings...
     
  5. T.Jeff Veal

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    I was thinking it must be cold in his house...:emb::emb::whistle::whistle::picard::picard::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
  6. yooperdave

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    My workshop is in the basement of the house. I voted twice. Still better than a lot of voters in blue states! :D

    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:
     
  7. Backwoods Savage

    Backwoods Savage Moderator

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    I went for the workshop but I will sharpen there or just outside however it works out.
     
  8. jo191145

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    In the living room of course. I’m no heathen. :) CBN wheel and a couple welding magnets makes it tidy enough

    IMG_1131.jpeg
     
  9. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Voted twice. Mostly in the storage room downstairs where I keep the saws. I do sharpen outside at the cut and have on the deck too.
     
  10. Ron T

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  11. John D

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    I have a shed where I keep my stuff that’s where I sharpen
     
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    I voted shop...but honestly most often is tailgate
     
  13. Chud

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    What are you potting up on the kitchen table? Some herbs? :smoke:
     
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    In the garage or woods depending on the situation.
     
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    Usually I have an old towel under the saw.
     
  20. David McIntyre

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    O no just tomato plants