best place to buy chainsaw chain for carving?

[Sharon of the Dell]

I am wondering what the best place to buy chainsaw chains for carving is. I am using a DeWalt 20-volt rechargeable saw. I have cut firewood before and just a tiny bit of carving. I already have a couple of carving bars I bought last summer. I kind of forgot I had them. One is a dime tip and the other is a quarter tip. For now I won't be doing/trying much detail, so also need to know how many teeth and kind on the chain I will need. Pretty much a novice, although my entire life has been a round firewood cutters. So I know to wear the right protective clothing such as boots and not flip flops. I have some serious issues with my back so it would probably be good to wear a back brace.
Thanks.

[Brian T]

What does DeWalt recommend? Stihl and Husqvarna are tops here. More has to do with getting fast parts and service. We have two places for that.

The local hardware store here in my village stocks the different chain sizes on 100' spools.
So that seems independent of saw brands.

What size do you need? Phone a few of the dealerships, see what they say.
A few guys, buckers & fallers, cut to the chase and buy the whole spool.

I was gifted a Poulan gasser and a Remington electric. My plan was to use them to rough out
big cedar pieces. I confess that in the past 5-10 years, I have used neither one of them for anything.

[Randy]

I am not a chainsaw carver, but I did look into starting a few years back and a friend that si a chainsaw artist recomended Baileys as a sorce and supplier. I just never started.
https://www.baileysonline.com/chains...w-carving.html

[DiLeon]

Stihl and Husqvarna are tops here for power carving like Brian quoted. I had both although older I got it was the one power tool I gave up using, too hard on the old body and dangerous. I did get a great exchange in both of them as a barter item. If I need chainsaw work I call and ask people to come over and help me. Most power carvers I know all use Stihl.

[Sharon of the Dell]

What does DeWalt recommend? Stihl and Husqvarna are tops here. More has to do with getting fast parts and service. We have two places for that.

The local hardware store here in my village stocks the different chain sizes on 100' spools.
So that seems independent of saw brands.

What size do you need? Phone a few of the dealerships, see what they say.
A few guys, buckers & fallers, cut to the chase and buy the whole spool.

I was gifted a Poulan gasser and a Remington electric. My plan was to use them to rough out
big cedar pieces. I confess that in the past 5-10 years, I have used neither one of them for anything.

I can get regular chainsaw chain in my town. I was just wondering what to use on the carving bars once I get into detail.

[Sharon of the Dell]

I am not a chainsaw carver, but I did look into starting a few years back and a friend that si a chainsaw artist recomended Baileys as a sorce and supplier. I just never started.
https://www.baileysonline.com/chains...w-carving.html

I will try Bailey's. I forgot about them. Thank you.

[Sharon of the Dell]

Stihl and Husqvarna are tops here for power carving like Brian quoted. I had both although older I got it was the one power tool I gave up using, too hard on the old body and dangerous. I did get a great exchange in both of them as a barter item. If I need chainsaw work I call and ask people to come over and help me. Most power carvers I know all use Stihl.

I have the DeWalt, so will give it a try. I saw a few people at a chainsaw carving contest using them along with the others you mentioned.
I don't know if my beat-up old body will take it either. Cracked a few vertebrae a couple of years ago. But I will have Medicare next month, so what the heck! Happy 65! Hopefully never too late to learn something new and at least be part covered medically if I screw myself up more!
Thanks Di!

[Bob Younger]

Just an FYI.... First a dime tip bar needs to run 1/4 pitch chain so the saw needs to have a 1/4 pitch sprocket on it to drive that chain. A quarter tip bar can run 1/4 pitch chain or 3/8 low profile chain, again depending on the sprocket on the saw. You also need to know what gauge your carving bars are (.043 or.050). As far as length of chain, that can depend on the size or length of the carving bar you have and manufacturer. If you research your carving bars some of the manufactures will list what size chain/Drive links to run on their bars.
As far as where to get the chain, it has gotten a little harder to get 1/4 pitch chain because of all the junk going on in the world. I would try the local chainsaw dealers or a hardware store that sells saws.
Sorry if I have made this a little more complicated for you, but I don't want you wasting money on the wrong chain.
Good luck,
Bob

[Sharon of the Dell]

Just an FYI.... First a dime tip bar needs to run 1/4 pitch chain so the saw needs to have a 1/4 pitch sprocket on it to drive that chain. A quarter tip bar can run 1/4 pitch chain or 3/8 low profile chain, again depending on the sprocket on the saw. You also need to know what gauge your carving bars are (.043 or.050). As far as length of chain, that can depend on the size or length of the carving bar you have and manufacturer. If you research your carving bars some of the manufactures will list what size chain/Drive links to run on their bars.
As far as where to get the chain, it has gotten a little harder to get 1/4 pitch chain because of all the junk going on in the world. I would try the local chainsaw dealers or a hardware store that sells saws.
Sorry if I have made this a little more complicated for you, but I don't want you wasting money on the wrong chain.
Good luck,
Bob

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of information I am looking for. I will try our 2 local saw shops first.

[charlesmcelhaney12]

I am also a user of dewalt. I have bought chain from the local market but experience is not good. Chain was not good and it turns out to that I need to sharpen chain ( https://sawadvise.com/how-to-sharpen-chainsaw/ ) everytime I try to cut something from it.