What do you use to measure your log lengths?

[cesc]

I use The Perfect Stick (Amazon product ASIN B09XVHYS2T), highly rated on Amazon, way cheaper than many other similar protudcs, super well made AND made in the USA. Curious what others use! Share what you use/like!

 

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[Caw]

My eyeballs. Cut enough and you know what looks right. If I'm not sure my bar is 18".

 

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[kennyp2339]

eyeballs when doing quick work like a cord or less, when I get lengths, I take a stick and put 2 - 18" marks on them then hold it to the length and hit the length with my hatched making a score mark down the whole log.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

My eyeballs. Cut enough and you know what looks right. If I'm not sure my bar is 18".

Same here never off by more than 1/2 inch on occasion.

 

[Snagmaster]

Power saw bar and score the log. I have a stick like above, but mine was fixed so it got in the way when felling and bucking. After a few cuts I use the 'ole Mark 1 Eyeball.

 

[Eman85]

I know my saws and have refence points if I want to be sure before bucking a log. If you have a ruler measure from the tip of your saw and find the reference point or paint a line on it.

 

[Sawset]

If I'm cutting logs to haul back home, I measure out 11ft, which comes to 6 of 22" when done. Otherwise I cut a branch to length 20-22" and use that, and toss it when done. Don't need any more than needed to carry around, there is already enough. With a heavier saw for larger rounds, twisting it around to use bar length as a guide is a bit much. Smaller saw, bar length works great.

 

[Eman85]

Big log I'll use my small saw and mark it into lengths after limbing then use the big saw.

 

[sweedish]

The length of my bar and eyeball

 

[patrickk222]

when i was cuttin mine id usually just use my bar and eye ball a bit of the other logs

 

[Kevin Weis]

After I de-limb I use a split length stick and chalk. Works for me.

 

[Wood1Dennis]

Chainsaw bar and eye. No tools needed, just going to get in the way!

 

[Isaac Carlson]

a stick that goes on the bar? Drill a hole and stuff a branch in it. 🤣

 

[Simonkenton]

A measuring tape, along with a big ed carpenter's crayon.

 

[highanddryinco]

Wife got me a Mingo Marker. I use it 90% of the time. Otherwise, a dedicated old tape measure and the inverted marker spray that goes with the Mingo marker that I accidently left hanging on the wall in the garage.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

When cutting log length my son and I keep it simple.. We ues a measuring tape and mark out paint and we mark the entire tree to length. Then start cutting.. Thats pretty much the fastest and most accurate way.. when cutting into rounds.. I just use the saw for reference.. Really.. there's no reason for a special gadget..

 

[Highbeam]

Mingo marker. 99% of the time. It’s great. Otherwise, in an emergency, a measured stick in my left hand while I saw. Each round gets measured.

 

[Woody Stover]

When cutting log length my son and I keep it simple.. We ues a measuring tape and mark out paint and we mark the entire tree to length.

Shortie, saw bar. Long log, tape measure and hatchet. Seems less work than measuring with the bar every cut.