Comparing the cutting speed of various chain types...

[Gmtail]

Nice job with the video, lots of work went into it for sure. I was surprised to see that there wasn't too noticeable of a difference with the stock semi vs stock full. Interesting..:-)

[mattward74]

@Gmtail Yeah you can certainly tweak both chains to run faster. In the average wood I cut though full chisel isn't really suitable as it bluntens too fast. There isn't as much in it from a speed point of view as a lot of people think. I've sent a few loops of semi chisel to guys in the US (I'm in Australia) and they've been impressed after using nothing but full chisel. In green, clean, softwoods though I'd go full chisel every day :)

[kjbaert]

how bout with the grain? sayin how your cutting in the video is against. ex. instead of an axe use the saw, which is better for that application?

[mattward74]

@kjbaert f you mean which chain is better in a milling type situation cutting slabs then semi chisel is definately the best chain.

[themadmailler]

nice comparison! very close, but in a competition when seconds matter, it's important.

[mattward74]

@themadmailler I agree. I'm not into saw racing so as you're probably aware when you get dirtier wood full chisel chain is the last one you want. Thats when sharpening chains comes into it and full chisle loses out. I do get a smile when I get the chance to use wel setup full chisel in green wood though :) I mainly use semi.