When received, there was a foundry casting defect that was very sharp (should have been ground off before painting by the foundry workers). After a few minutes of whacks with my 3 lb. ball-pein hammer the sharp edge was mostly rolled over smooth. A few more minutes with a good sharp flat file and it was smooth enough to run my finger over without getting cut or scratched. Then I hit it twice with my tool marking paint. It's not all pretty orange now but I didn't want rust either. Aside from that little 3/4" casting problem, the quality of this Forester Stump Vise looks to be equal or better than many more expensive vises currently listed on ebay. Plus this has a decent size knob (similar to a Jeep CJ or old Land Cruiser windshield fold-down bolt) and this fits a man-sized hand much better than the dinky little thumbscrew on many other brands of vise. This has made it much easier to sharpen my little 14" electric saw which I used to have to chase around with a file in my hand, wrestle it with my legs and feet, etc. My 24" Husqvarna is heavy enough that I really don't NEED this vise, but I'm sure it will make things easier (and likely a LOT more accurate) there too. I'd be sure to get a stump vise with this bigger knob (I paid about $8 more than for an Ironton vise with the dumb little thumbscrew) whether it is this nice compact Forester vise, or the bigger "Extreme" Heavy Duty 7 inch Forester stump vise which I just saw this morning on eBay for about $10 more than I spent on this smaller orange Forester. The big knob is a VAST improvement (especially if you are working with gloves on which you should always be working with chainsaws anyway). Finally, this is compact enough that I can stash it in my Husqvarna PowerBox where it can rattle around with all my other helpful chainsaw goodies.Read full review
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Solid construction hammered it into a large piece fire wood it locked itself in the wood worked great. It is a fast and easy way to keep your chain sharp. The other nice feature is when your out in the woods you can tune your chain saw chain up with ease!! I really like it a lot get one you will be glad you did. Remember to stroke your file through the tooth so that it comes out the end if you go the wrong way it will make it dull. Use the correct angle and keep the file perpendicular to the saw bar.
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Work great when when I'm in the woods and I cannot get to my Dremel to sharpen my chainsaws. Made very well and sturdy. Well worth the price. I would buy it again.
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This tool is equal to more expensive brands and has worked very well with daily use.
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Securely holds bar for more accurate filing. Great for field work where power sharpening can't be done.
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