bogydave said:
Made one from an old broken graphite fishing pole.
epoxied a 1/4" X 20 all-thread, nut & washer in one end
then a wooded dowel in the other to hold a small screw.
Lighter weight, (not that the other was heavy) & looks better.
The thread is 2 years old? So what? Look at the consistency of BD's buck lengths. Why are so many of you against this?
BD's length gage has gotten a lot of criticism, but I like it and intend to make my own. Thanks for sharing BD.
If you cut your own wood, think about it:
Why cut a buck length more than once? Do you really love the 130 db output of your saw, frustration, wasting wood, gas, time, etc.?
Why cut a length shorter than optimal for your stove?
Either of the above wastes wood. Short cuts = more cuts per log, long cuts eventually = more cuts per log. Cuts = waste unless you're collecting and burning the saw dust. Anyone doing that? If so, your first name might (unofficially) be "Anal".
Only one short per log, at most, to deal with.
Beautiful stacks.
Less frustration.
No time-wasting "saw bar" or "two pinkie to thumb spans" measuring or log marking.
Not all eyeballs are properly calibrated.
Do you ever intentionally let gas or diesel spill on the ground when you're filling up your vehicle, tractor or gas can? NO? Then why cut twice (long cuts), or make more cuts than needed (short cuts). The result is the same.
I know some of this is picking nits for bucking up a log or a few. But added up over a lifetime, or the lifetime of a stove or your wood-cutting years, it would prove to be significant in comparison to the investment in the gage and time spent installing and removing it.
My $.02 worth.