what holds your wood while bucking?

[tuco1963]

hi all
i was wondering what others use to hold theyre skinny logs (ie) limbs while cutting them to length .
my wife useually holds one end over a saw horse but complains about the wood chips getting in her shoes any ideas on what i can use to make this a one man operation?

 

[nate379]

The ground and my left foot.

 

[PapaDave]

Uh, what Nate said.

 

[KodiakII]

Gravity.

 

[bluedogz]

+1 gravity

 

[LLigetfa]

Ja, well... gravity holds it in my sawbuck.

 

[shawneyboy]

Make a cross buck, two X's with cross members. Then the skinny logs are a 1 man operation. Mine is large enough to hold multiple skinny ones. Then I go back and forth from one side to the other and cut up say 5 or 6 of them at a time.

 

[smokinj]

I just grab anything I can find....

 

[southbound]

I just grab anything I can find....

Show off...

 

[711mhw]

It's kinda an expensive way to replace gravity but very handy! Keeps the bar out of the dirt also.

 

[Dix]

hi all
i was wondering what others use to hold theyre skinny logs (ie) limbs while cutting them to length .
my wife useually holds one end over a saw horse but complains about the wood chips getting in her shoes any ideas on what i can use to make this a one man operation?

Buy her a pair of boots. Problem solved.

Log on stump/cement block/what ever. Foot (with boot) on end of said log.

 

[BlankBlankBlank]

I like using a cross buck. Right now, I set the limb on another log, hold it in place with my boot, and cut it. I've also used a tree crotch and another round to essentially make something that works like a cross buck. At the end, I cut and split it up for firewood.

 

[Iembalm4aLiving]

I use a timberjack with somewhat limited success. :grrr:

 

[bogydave]

Gravity . Sometimes roll it on small rounds
Depends on the log. I'm usually in the woods.
I never cut all the way thru (hitting the ground dulls the chain)
Cut 2/3 thru & if I see the kerf gap just start to close, stop. (so I don't pinch the bar)
Work down the log several cuts then roll it & cut the rest of the way thru.
Rare to be on level ground & or straight logs , seem to find a place to cut logs short enough to roll.

 

[wkpoor]

What many people overlook as the perfect sawbuck is your log splitter. Simply clamp up your log at one end and cut done to size. If your log is too long or big start out clamped in the middle or closer to the middle then adjust as needed. Did some of that myself today.
For the bigger stuff I use my grapple.

 

[bogydave]

What many people overlook as the perfect sawbuck is your log splitter. Simply clamp up your log at one end and cut done to size. If your log is too long or big start out clamped in the middle or closer to the middle then adjust as needed. Did some of that myself today.
For the bigger stuff I use my grapple.

Most of us cut the rounds where the tree falls, sometimes hard to get the splitter out there.
Other reason, I can't lift the logs. Getting old I guess.
Heck , I have to roll some of the rounds onto & off the trailer. (well don't "have to" just want to walk the next day)

 

[Dix]

Guys, we're talking about limbs here.


Geez Louise .

 

[bogydave]

Guys, we're talking about limbs here.

Geez Louise .

OOOps
I cut them while still attached to the tree. After the tree is down, I work from the top down.

 

[CTYank]

hi all
i was wondering what others use to hold theyre skinny logs (ie) limbs while cutting them to length .
my wife useually holds one end over a saw horse but complains about the wood chips getting in her shoes any ideas on what i can use to make this a one man operation?

No way am I going to cut "skinny logs" to length in the woods. I cut them down to 6-7 feet so they fit on the p/u, and haul them home.
At home, cheapie HF 10" table saw cuts them to length really quickly, turning min amount of wood into dust/chips. Effective buzz-saw for small stuff.
Chainsawing small stuff can get a bit "sporty."

 

[bogydave]

State permit calls for salvaging anything 5" & above, I save to about 4".
Not many "limbs" over 5" on birch & spruce here.
Limbs at home I use 'loppers"

 

[Bigg_Redd]

The ground and my left foot.

x2

 

[Larry in OK]

My late uncle had a saw buck rig that he would use a bungee cord to hold the long end in place. Low enough to the ground you lay a pretty good size log into it. metal frame with wood covering areas likely to catch the saw blade.

 

[BlankBlankBlank]

My late uncle had a saw buck rig that he would use a bungee cord to hold the long end in place. Low enough to the ground you lay a pretty good size log into it. metal frame with wood covering areas likely to catch the saw blade.

Sounds interesting. Do you have a pic?

 

[Got Wood]

I built a very simple saw buck out of scrap 2x4's. Made 4 "X"'s and braced then together. Its about 4' wide. It aint a thing of beauty but does the job. With the recent scrounging from our Oct snow storm I brought home A LOT of lengths that needed to be cut to size. The saw buck saved my back!

 

[woodmiser]

any ideas on what i can use to make this a one man operation?

http://woodchucktool.com/