Do you mark your firewood logs as you buck them?

[CenterTree]

I always cut mine 3 times but they are still too short.


I just use the saws bar to judge the cut approximately. (turn the bar sideways, get a mental mark). I don't get TOO picky.

 

[audible fart]

Never thought about marking logs until now. Doesn't seem fun.

 

[Knobby57]

Mile rounds get shorter as the day goes by and I get tired and say to myself that looks heavy and I don't wNt to pick it up. After a long day they start getting pretty short . I also deal with a lot of mountain laurels . Those annoying trees suck. You can't walk through them they are so thick so you end up throwing the rounds out.


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[Steve NW WI]

I never used to. My old stove took anything up to 28". If I shot for 24" and got between 20-28 that was fine. My new stove is 18" max - I can put the occasional longer one in sideways if needed, but I broke down and went Mingo. It's hard to unlearn 40 years of cuttin em long. I'm getting there now though, a couple more year's practice and I should be recalibrated well enough to park mr. Mingo.

 

[3000 FPS]

I never mark and I do end up with some really short and some long but that is what I want. I like the variety in lengths just as I do in split size also. That way if I want a long burn or a short burn I can pick the right wood.

 

[audible fart]

I never mark and I do end up with some really short and some long but that is what I want. I like the variety in lengths just as I do in split size also. That way if I want a long burn or a short burn I can pick the right wood.

Agreed. Uniformity is boring. I generally leave the stubborn heartwood pieces or pieces with a limb sprouting as larger "overnighter" logs rather than toil away fighting them into a perfect size.

 

[gulity1]

Yes and No In other words sometimes?? I have a mingo and I mark anything larger then 24" dia cuz its too damn heavy to pickup a second time when its 2 too long. I also have my bar marked so just bump the tip and move on method or eye ball it never in a hurry to much goes wrong and that's not good

 

[LogSawyer74]

Go to the fleabay and search "firewood buddy". Its awesome!! (No I'm not the seller). Best thing I've found yet for quick easy way to make sure you buck em all the same length.

 

[Deleted member 83629]

i just guess because my ashley stove can handle a 24'' log if need be but i cut around 16''-18''.

 

[ttyR2]

Consistency goes hand in hand with the ram return trip setup I built for my splitter. The more consistent the wood, the closer I can have the return set.

 

[TeeMan]

Yes, I do; using a 16" piece of wood and bright orange spray paint.

 

[greendohn]

I use my calibrated eyeball and sometimes think it needs re-calibrated.
I hear them Canukistanians are really fond of the Mingo Marker. Rumor has it that an island grazing cow named Mongo invented the Mingo but uses an alias when he posts comments on the 'web.
You'll know him by the blue tarps he uses on his wood pile,,that's "pile" as he's too sorry to stack his wood...

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

I just eyeball mine, after 40 yrs of fishing im usually within an inch of the 15 mark. I don't have time to sit and mark and it does not sound like an enjoyable task to begin with.

 

[slowp]

Nope.

 

[flyboy553]

Yes and side walk chalk works great. It also takes minimal time and if you are in such a big hurry, maybe you shouldn't be running something as dangerous as a chainsaw.

If I only cut on weekends every other month or whatever, then maybe, and I mean maybe, I would mark them out. I sell around a 100 full cord every winter. No way in God's creation I am going to take all that extra time.
I think I am okay running something as dangerous as a chainsaw. Over 40 years experience running one, no owies.

But I can see how a weekend warrior should just slow everything way the heck down, would hate to see ya get hurt cuz you didn't take the time to mark out your piece of wood!

Ted

 

[Nuzzy]

Takes no extra time with a Mingo. Well, maybe 15 extra seconds to mark a whole log... I liked stacking far more with uniformity.

 

[Dalmatian90]

I stink at eyeballing.

Typical "load up" for me is Carpenter's ruler in my left jeans pocket, chalkboard chalk in the watch pocket, and depending what I'm doing wedges in one or both rear pockets, then the chaps go on. Everything is stored together.

Currently going through a pile of delivered logs, gives me a break from the saw, and lets me think through how I'll attack the next batch (which logs, where are the pinch points, where can I stand, etc) as I am marking them. Then I have a plan and marked logs.

 

[mainewoods]

Personally I don't mark my wood, but I tried one of these once and they work pretty slick.

 

[Highbeam]

I hold the premeasured stick in my right hand that operates the saw the whole time I am bucking. Kinda in my palm. I carry the saw with my left hand and use the stick to locate the next cut. No marking but each is measured.

 

[redfin]

Tip of my thumb to tip of my pinky finger is 9" two hands lengths is what I cut mine to.

I don't measure each cut but maybe one or two down the length of the log just for reference.