Define Buck Please

[jillybeansisme]

I get that I'm a newbie and found this wonderful site. I figured out "CSS" as cut, split, stack . . . but what is buck? There are deer in my woods, but I KNOW you don't mean that! Rounds are the lengths of tree trunk that are cut to 16" (or whatever length) I presume. So is "bucking" cutting the whole tree into rounds? I didn't find this in the vocabulary list in the forum and would appreciate your explanation when you're done laughing at the question!

 

[Woody Stover]

You cut, split and stack it for a couple of years. Then you toss it into a Buck stove...you "Buck" it.

Actually, you're right; You buck (cut) a log to stove lengths.

 

[BEConklin]

I don't know how the term originated - unless it came from the X shaped wooden frames used to hold the log in place while it was being cut into rounds.
People still call $10 bills "sawbucks" because they were once marked with the Roman numeral X

 

[jebatty]

... unless it came from the X shaped wooden frames used to hold the log in place while it was being cut into rounds.

I think you nailed it.

 

[ArsenalDon]

Buck = Down a tree, take the limbs off and cut into rounds...most folks cut rounds into 16" lengths but some of us have slightly larger stoves....my rounds are 18"

 

[Sinngetreu]

A doe walks out of the woods with a tired expression on her face and says to herself "I'll never do that for two bucks again!". *rimshot*

 

[jillybeansisme]

What a brochure says and the truth can sometimes be far apart. I'm thinking about a Pacific Energy Super 27 -- anyone here know what length splits it really takes?

 

[blazincajun]

Go to rodeo. Horse lets you ride him for a while. Horse thinks that it will buck you off. You become sore and dirty. What the BUCK?

 

[TreePointer]

Jargon that I often use when processing wood:

felling - cutting a tree to get it on the ground for further processing. Some will also call this falling or dropping.
stumping - creating a flat stump at the desired height for appearance, safety, or further processing (burning out, grinding)
limbing - cutting off the limbs/branches off the tree
bucking - cutting the trunk or limbs into useful lengths (firewood, for the lumber mill, fence posts, etc.)
splitting - not just for firewood. Can be for fence rails, furniture, etc.
noodling - making splits with a chainsaw. Also produces long wood chips (noodles).
stacking - the least fun part of firewood production, lol.

Regarding "c/s/s," I lump felling, limbing, and bucking into the "c" for "cut."

Well, I'm not Funk & Wagnalls, but that's the way I use the terms. As always, I reserve the right to be wrong.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Buck: verb , shows action. Cutting is action, stacking is action, splitting is action. Hitting your foot ... Reaction.

 

[TreePointer]

Buck: verb , shows action. Cutting is action, stacking is action, splitting is action. Hitting your foot ... Reaction.

...often followed by an exclamation that rhymes with buck.

 

[jillybeansisme]

And you aren't talking about when you kick your truck! Thanks for the vocabulary lesson.