I was flagged down by a fella as I was on my way out to the recent alder pick up. Guy talked to me said I was looking like I was headed to some wood, told him “sure am!”, then he said a guy just down the corner from my house was getting a tree down and asked if I wanted some wood. Am I one to refuse?? Then just pulled in at home and saw this... Thank you WOOD gods!!
I’ve got an odd idea but its like a saw buck but needs some work before I lay another log on it. Otherwise I’ll get it up on blocks, cut a round at a time.
You wood is free, time to get the log jack. Very small investment in a back and chain saver. lifting logs won't do anything good for you.
Logs on the ground are best attacked in two steps, imo. Cut downwards, keeping the saw level, until saw body is on the ground (the bar, being angled upwards, will not be in the dirt) all the way down the log, cutting to your desired length. Roll the log once, and finish your cuts by sticking the nose into your kerf and pushing up through the small "hinge" you have left. Note that this makes use of the bar's "kick back zone" so if you're not a careful and experienced operator, DON'T DO IT. Extra safety precaution is to brace the back of the saw against your knee while making the upward cut. This keeps your upper body's weight well balanced and focused through your top hand. ...now that I read this before hitting "post reply" it may seem like talking down, but that's not the idea. We get new members all the time, wouldn't want someone to make an unsafe decision.
Douglas fir. I don’t get logs like this often so it’s great that I can cut it to my specs. I’ll have to find out if I can get one locally...sounds like a good idea!
Nice score FatBoy85! Will green fir be ready for next year in your climate if you split it accordingly? Im sure youll get it processed right away. The inside looks like fir but the bark is different then what Im used to seeing here. The big upright round looks totally like fir though. Im guessing this is a fairly juvenile tree whereas out here most of that tree would have the deep grooved bark of a doug fir. When I read you saying fir I had to go look a second time to see the tell tale signs under the bark since I thought you had two different species there. What I cant get over is how green that grass is! It looks quite happy!
That is one heck of a score. If you get it worked up soon it should be ready for next winter. The big ones look partly supported by smaller ones underneath them, so bucking shouldn't be hard.
Yes this was just cut yesterday so it’s very fresh. Last year I managed to get some Doug fir that was pretty much the wettest in February you can get it. Even splitting it the night I got it. It went through Summer but noticed that when I had fires, they didn’t really burn as well as my other wood. So I might have to be more careful about the wood placement. I could burn this next year, just have about 2 cord of white birch and a cord or so of black locust. Not counting the existing wood leftovers!!! I noticed the juvenile part of the tree as well! Good eye! I’m interested in knowing how that happened but I have an inkling that the tops sprouts just rocketed up. While the one big round shows how mature the tree was. Big stump too. This stuff reminds me how picking an Xmas tree out works, you can grab a Doug fir and only to get your fingers in one sticky mess!!! Spring is alive and well here Sean! Not much cold here, just rain and sun back and forth. I’m likely to cut grass very soon in preparations for where these splits are to go.
I dont care how long youve been cutting, everybody could use reminders like that , id like to add always fully wrap your left hand on the saw instead of having your thumb on top and always have your left arm/elbow locked!!! Dat der is the best advise i ever got IMHO. Thanks
It might work for some Larry but I found it was more work than not using one. Perhaps the worst tool I ever owned, but I gave it away.
No. This is the only white stuff I want to see. I'll take white oak, white birch, even white pine though.
