Cutting Limbs to Size

[WarmGuy]

I have a big pile of limb wood that I'll be cutting to stove size with my electric chainsaw. I'm looking for the best way to support it while cutting it.

I find that if I have them supported by other limbs or bigger pieces on the ground, that bending over and cutting is tiring.

Something that's worked pretty well is to stick a limb about waist height, in between the logs in this pile, so that it sticks out. I can then just work my way from the end back to the pile of logs.

Any other suggestions for jigs or methods of doing this?

Thanks.

 

[begreen]

Build a simple wood rack with a pair of crossed 2x4's at the ends. Then just place the wood in the cradle and saw away. I posted a picture a year ago that showed ours. There's a picture of our saw buck towards the end of the thread. It seen about 10 years of use, I'll be making a new one this year.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/22/

Another approach is to use a chop-saw. And other ideas:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/1265/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/285/

 

[mikedengineer]

I'm assuming your talking about small limbs. I bought a product that mounts to your chainsaw that helps. It's called the CHAINSAW BUDDY. I love this product! For tree limbs in the 3-6" range nothing can cut it faster and easier. At least from what I have tried. A chop saw works, but the piece can get cocked and jam the blade. Do a search on the inter-net for chainsaw buddy (might be one word). They have a video on it. Once you try it I'm sure you'll love it. Let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you on it. I am no way affiliated with them. I just like the product.

-Mike

 

[begreen]

I think Bart has one too. There should be a link to them in the first thread I posted. www.chainsawbuddy.com

 

[DriftWood]

When I cut small stuff, limbs and branches I make a very neat pile of them near or on the spot I want to stack the cut pieces. As I am stacking them I use a machete to cut all the very small branches off. Then I stack them in a pile all starting even at on one end, running in the same direction as close together as possible. I will then chain saw all the limbs in the pile at once, starting at the even end. One cut at a time through a lot of limbs at once.

 

[wahoowad]

I bought a chainsaw buddy too. It was around 30 bucks at Bailey's Online. It works as advertised. I recently filled the back of my truck up with 4" - 6" diameter logs (8' long each) and the chainsaw buddy helped make short work of them. Also helps keep my chain out of the ground.

 

[Rhone]

I use a modified version of BeGreens, the top of mine looks like the attached picture. I'm not skilled with drawing, I use paint for my picture software.

I throw 8-12 branches in, make them flush to one end, and cut them between the gaps of my holder and at the end. Lift them out and into a wheel barrow, perfect size every time and only the ends fall to ground.

 

[WarmGuy]

Thanks for the tips. Yes, I like the idea of having several places where you can cut, so that you don't have to cut, then shift, etc.

But my system does work quite well. It avoids having to bend down a lot, which takes a toll if you're working for several hours. Here are some photos I took yesterday:

 

[WarmGuy]

An advantage is the that newly cut piece usually falls into the wood cart.

 

[Andre B.]

If you have a lot of poles to cut a buzz saw is way more productive then a chain saw.

 

[Scrounger]

If you have a lot of poles to cut a buzz saw is way more productive then a chain saw.

I agree Andre. At the bottom of this web page is what I use to cut the limbs

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