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Very true, Jay. It broke my heart every time a young fellow washed out. Time wasted in all the training it seemed to me. Then on the other hand some of them went on to pursue careers that were better suited for them. In that regard I wished them all the luck in the world.

Thank you all. The Wisdom's, tips and close calls that are shared between the members of this forum makes us all teachers to the young'uns visiting it. Collectively you would figure that a young person visiting these forums would get on the right track fast. Some do, but invariably it...

For the most part they were all beat up saws anyway, Cory. In the long run what those young fellows learned far out weighed any cost to the company. They learned fast and the company ultimately benefited by it. Now any young man that came on my crew either learned the skills or I pointed a...

It does sound like a long time huh, Butch. Now I could sharpen round chain as good as any green horn could in my early years. Going through the motions, paying attention to cutter angles, setting the rakers just right for what I was cutting, and all the rest of it. Round chain was easy. But...

Now for me it took near 12 years to gain confidence in my saw chain sharpening. Minding not only how sharp it was, or how well it could cut, but also with how my skill at sharpening related to wear and tear on the drive train components; bar, rim, clutch. Funny, the first time I had a bar...

Thanks, Willard. You've been a progressive tradesman throughout your career, and have advanced to training the profession. You, having come from the old school, have a more rounded sense of the trade to pass on. I love your attention to saw and chain specs, it's impeccable.

There's so many good tips that get passed around in these internet forums that I wonder just how much of it really sinks into the minds of the young'uns that visit them. The wealth of information that is passed around on the internet forums today is a pure gold mine. Us old-timers know that...