Abstract: A cutting chain (300) for a chainsaw (100) may include a plurality of drive links (310) and a plurality of side links (320). The drive links (310) are arranged to lie in a plane parallel to a plane in which a guide bar (120) about which the chain (300) is rotatable lies. The side links (320) are operably coupled to respective ones of the drive links (310) and are oriented to lie in respective planes substantially parallel to the plane. At least some of the side links (320) include cutting portions. The drive links (310) and side links (320) are attached to each other by rivets (360), and the rivets (360) have a longitudinal length that is less than or equal to a width of the side links (320) in a transverse direction.