CHAINSAW CUTTING LINK， A SAW CHAIN COMPRISING SUCH A CUTTING LINK， A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A CUTTING LINK， AND A METHOD OF GRINDING A CUTTING LINK

A chainsaw cutting link (21) comprises: a base portion (29) provided with two rivets holes (20a， 20b) for pivotal inter- connection with adjacent links (13)， and a cutting tooth (35) extending away from the base portion (29)， wherein the cutting tooth (35) comprises a top plate (41) and a side plate (43) defining an angle to form an L-shaped cutting edge (45， 47， 49) facing in a cutting direction (B). The top plate (41) comprises a top plate cutting edge (45) which is sharper than at least a portion (53) of the side plate cutting edge (47).