Mingo Firewood Marker??

[deck2]

Just saw one of these on Bailey's- Was wondering if anyone has used one and if they work as they described it. I seem to have a problem judging length in the wood pile bucking up logs. I have spent countless hours with my old chop saw making everything 18inches long! I bought those sticks you screw on the side of the chainsaw but broke it off after the first couple of times i used it.

http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=265&catID;=

 

[trafick]

You can use the bar on your chain saw as a gauge if you want. If you have an 18" bar then go from bar tip to saw front. Score the length before you cut and there you go. I mean its in your hands anywho when bucking firewood right?

 

[Gooserider]

From what I've heard, they work, but are expensive, both for the marker itself, and the paint it goes through... I'd second the previous comments about using the bar as a measuring stick. If necessary use a sharpie or other permanent marker to put a marker on the saw or bar as needed. It's a quick and easy technique to just turn the saw sideways after a cut and use it to measure to the next one - I usually pick a spot of lichen or bark irregularity to mark my spot while I put the bar in place and make the cut. Fast, easy, and doesn't add to the amount of stuff to schlepp around...

Gooserider

 

[Bigg_Redd]

I use a 25' tape and a can of marker paint.

 

[HittinSteel]

I use a 17" dowl and a hatchet to make the mark

 

[LLigetfa]

I use a [strike]17[/strike]" 16" dowl and a hatchet to make the mark

LOL

How often do you hit the dowel? I use a long stick with notches and I keep nicking it. Time for a new one.

 

[HittinSteel]

really it is about 16 1/2" so I aim a little to the right and usually end up cutting a round 17-18" which is perfect

 

[fossil]

I use a [strike]17[/strike]" 16" dowl and a hatchet to make the mark

LOL

How often do you hit the dowel? I use a long stick with notches and I keep nicking it. Time for a new one.

I do the same. Mark a scrap stick of ~1"x1/4" trim or whatever I have around at 18" intervals, then use a little hatchet. Goes pretty quickly. And yes, I do hit the stick from time to time, then it goes into the kindling box and I mark up a new one. Rick