I was thinking adult chalk was the stuff you hid from cops... I just use the saw bar, I know on the bar where 20" and 24" is and just use that, I don't need perfection, close is fine with me.
My brother came up with this cardboard jig today to get a more precise line with the spray paint…that n rusto marking paint made the job very quick and pretty damm precise
Depending on the length of the bar you can use that as a guide as you're cutting. Just make a mark on the side if the bar if the bar is longer than what you'd normally cut.
Tape measure & crayola sidewalk chalk are what I use. I used to use the sharp end of my hatchet to score the wood & a tape measure, and that's why I had to buy a new tape measure.
I have been using the Ott Accu-Stick for a few years , great tool Ott Accu-Stick Ott accu-stick review
What works for me is I measured the tip of the bar to 16” or 17” and use that as a guideline when I’m bucking
I took a few wire coat hangers & bent a small circle & 90 degrees to the saw. Attach under a bar nut & cut to desired length. Red tape on the end if visibility is needed. Free fast & simple.
I scribe a line at 16" on all my chainsaw bars. I also marked 16" on my hatchet, axe, and maul handles so I can gauge it. And usually if I'm bucking some disagreeable lengths in my woodpile, I'll grab a small split that I know is already cut to my preferred length and use that as a guide.
I use two zip ties tied to my handle and then I used electric tape to secure them in place. Its not my idea though. In The Woodyard youtube channel is where I learned it. Works well and you don't have to take it off. Best method I've used so far. Here's the video.
Yep, that is the video I mentioned in the OP. Also, there is someone on this forum that made his own magnetic stick and he wrote me how to make one and I bought the parts and they disappeared before I got it done, lol. I've looked for months, years, this was awhile back. I guess the dog ate them because he eats anything. Or my helper stole them. I lost a lot of stuff due to theft from one sorry dopehead that worked for me. I still get mad when something comes up missing. I just this past week realized that my HUGE aluminum pipe wrench is gone. Back to topic, whomever made that magnet stick liked it alot.
I use an aluminum hunting arrow cut to 16". Make your first cut and go from there. It's what dad taught me me many moons ago. I gave dad several but his get lostso he just cuts a stick and saws. Ya just get the hang of it . I'm stihl trying to teach James Miller the hang of it. Dad with his stick in the pic running the 462.
I can look at my wood racks and tell what came home from cutting with you. My stuff is cut 16-18 inches and wood from your place is a consistent 16.
I use a piece of broom handle, with several holes drilled at 11", 14", 16", 18", and 22". Have a screw in 1 hole, eyeball where the end is, mark with saw or cut.
Sometimes we can get chunks that long that we use in our stove N-S, firebox is about 12"x 20" on the Drolet Blackcomb
