How to build a folding sawbuck

[blsnelling]

I am not the creator of these plans. I'm simply passing them along for your use. I have built a couple of these. They do work very well.

 

[HuskStihl]

That would make for a nice video. Tight jeans and horizontally striped shirts also seem to sell saws pretty well

 

[RedFir Down]

I was just thinking about building a sawbuck to keep my test logs off the ground!
This looks perfect, I'll add it to my winter project list.
Thank you Brad!

 

[shootingarts]

Using a section of log with a v cut in the top of it right now and been figuring on building a slightly improved version out of boards and such. Good timing for me too when you posted this. Thanks!

Hu

 

[CTYank]

The sheet-steel one the HF sells is a good option too. No tubafores in harm's way, that you have to duck the saw under, serrations from punching the steel before shearing it lets it grab the wood. Around $30.
Folds super-compact, too.
I often stack a lot of sticks on it and cut them en masse.

 

[sachsmo]

Sawbucks are fer cookie cutters, or the urban gentleman firewood cutter.

Who has time to levitate yur firewood logs?

Time you doink around puttin' yur stuff on that I'll have half a truck load bucked and ready to load!

 

[gmax]

Sawbucks would be good for shooting some cookie cutting videos but other than that they're waste of time.

 

[exSW]

Tough crowd

 

[sachsmo]

Tough crowd

Yup!

not alot of folks hang here that would get a manicure either.

 

[LowVolt]

I built one last winter. I am by no means a seasoned woodworker but if you just think about the design a minute and have a couple hours you can whip one of these up.

Yes I do live in the city, but have not gotten a manicure.......yet.

You know this is a chainsaw site right? We got builders porting saws, cutting logs/cants to see the effects of their mods. We also have guys trying out their saws that they have recently been fixed/rebuilt. We got guys that will host gtg's that will build multiple saw bucks to use at there event. And the list goes on and on. Saw bucks for city folk yuppies? I think not.

 

[sachsmo]

Not all of us country gents have a loader to put decent sized logs up on one
O' those things.

Guess it works fine fer makin' cookies, or showin' off.

I see no real purpose other than dat.

 

[bryanr2]

im a serious firewood hoarder. I only bother with big logs that yield the most firewood for the effort- basically stuff that has to be halfed or quartered to handle. But for those that like to post videos on here- this should be on their build list immediately. It is a lot cheaper to build than going to the emergency room to stitch up your foot.

Thanks for the intructions Brad. I dont make videos or cut cookies but Im gonna build one of these with a couple alterations to use as a hay feeder with my Boer goats.

 

[sachsmo]

Any one can look like a pro cutting stuff on a sawbuck.

In the real world the wood is often under tension/load. a real cutter has to learn to read either condition a adjust accordingly.

 

[ash man]

Who doesn't like to cut a few cookies every once in a while. I'm just glad you included pictures I was worried at first when all I saw was small print.

 

[bryanr2]

Any one can look like a pro cutting stuff on a sawbuck.

In the real world the wood is often under tension/load. a real cutter has to learn to read either condition a adjust accordingly.

This is very true- I have cut hundreds of cords of wood without ever needing one. However, on AS- I see a use for a sawbuck especially for those that post videos. I think it'd work great cutting a "bunch" of peckerwood poles all at once. And it will make a fantastic hay feeder.

 

[exSW]

but Im gonna build one of these with a couple alterations to use as a hay feeder with my Boer goats.

If they are anything like mine they will appreciate the bed
you built for them.Try using hay nets like the horse folks use.

 

[shootingarts]

After a half-dozen or so back injuries I ain't quite as manly a man as I once was. Not nearly as quick to bend over and try to pick something heavy up from ground level either! As a result I let John(Deere) do most of the work hefting long log sections into the truck or onto the trailer.

When I get the wood to the barn it is nice to have something the same height as the truck bed or very close to it to help hold the long log sections to make them a more usable size. Never dirted a chain cutting on a sawbuck either, something I can't say about cutting up logs on the ground! The sawbuck has everything that can damage a chain well out the way making it somewhat sacrificial, fine by me.

The way I handle wood I never have to bend, squat, or reach to handle most of it. Even healthy folk will find they are more inclined to go shoot pool and party at the end of the day if they don't work harder than they have to in order to get the job done. Learned that a long time before I was hurt.

Hu

 

[zogger]

Sawbucks would be good for shooting some cookie cutting videos but other than that they're waste of time.

I frequently haul back a lot of long branches that are thrown on top of the big rounds in the trailer. Looks useful for those.

 

[sachsmo]

Different strokes fer different folks.

I'm sure they have their place, just not fer me personally?

 

[zogger]

Different strokes fer different folks.

I'm sure they have their place, just not fer me personally?

Ya, pretty much. a sawbuck has been used for centuries, some people have found them useful for some cutting chores.