I’ve noticed this before and decided to share pics. I’ve been noodling quite a bit of chestnut oak. After a bunch of cuts I can definitely feel the need to pull up harder. These show why. I don’t see that much plating peel with cross cutting. Of course I don’t let my chains get very dull before a retouch. Anyway, just thought it was interesting.
Yep that top edge and corner looks like it took a beating. Do you think there is dirt in the bark so when noodling you are cutting thru a lot more of it.
Has to be from that. I’ve not seen any metal while cutting and I’m pretty careful keeping chains out of the dirt. I have bumped a rock or two that were sticking up. Ever so lightly though.
Also wondering if the mineralization in the bark/wood contributed to that? I see that when cutting bigger amounts of hickory and black locust from time to time. I'm betting that chain of yours makes noodling a blast, I've ran one or two of your chains before.....
I have run into that when noodling on elm. You ever check out the crap the collects right under the bark on Elm. Looks like dirt almost. I also think the occasional clinker I get in the wood stove comes from mineralization in the wood.
Plus this chestnut oaks bark is pretty thick. So I’m sure that has to be most of it, if not all. Scotty Overkill any idea what’s killing all these trees? Another hoarder over towards Hershey has a bunch dying too.
I too think it's dirt/mineral deposits under the bark, along with windblown dust that gets into the cavities over time.I just got back from noodling some 40" Poplar rounds that a friend's firewo0d guys couldn't handle. My .404 chain looks about like that after maybe 20ish cuts. 20" of a 24" bar buried in thick bark at the beginning of every cut, it makes sense to me.
I’m starting to dislike white oak for all the crud that gets hidden under the big scales. It’s like a bunch of shovels that scoop grit once it’s on the ground. I’ve hacked some bark off, but that’s a pia for every cut.
