For a while I've been wanting a sawbuck for occasional use, but I've hesitated to build one because I'm short on storage space. I got a flash of inspiration yesterday, and made this out of some scrap dimensional lumber I had stashed in the garage. I might have reinvented the wheel, but so far I like it. The uprights are 1 1/2" by 2 1/2" for most of their 38" lengths, hinged with 1/4" carriage bolts 14" from the top ends. Above the hinges the legs are tapered out to 1 1/2" square. The legs sit at about 35 degrees off of vertical, which I measured after building it by eye; I just went for an angle that looked good. The pairs are 14" on center, because that's a good length for loading my stove N-S. The horizontal 1x6's have the 35-degree angle ripped along their top edges, and are attached with screws and positioned to limit how far the legs can scissor open. I haven't had much time to test or refine the design yet, but it's not complaining about the weight of the giant cherry split it's holding in the pics. That quarter of a log is 52" long, 14" across at the outer corners and about as much weight as I would care to lift onto a sawbuck anyhow.
I like it. I'd consider making one too but where to put it in the off season?? Space is super limited here, and if I had another firewood related item anywhere near the property I would surely get the stink eye.
Looks good! You might add a piece of plywood across the lower back to direct the rounds into a pile behind the saw buck & not have to pick as many pieces out from under the stand.
Thanks! So far (i.e. for the six or eight rounds I've cut on it) that hasn't been an issue because most of the rounds just stay in place on top of the sawbuck. It remains to be seen how it behaves when I'm cutting smaller stuff. Another modification I'm considering is to add a few eyes along the legs of the middle section, so that I can bungee down bundles of smaller sticks.
