Actually this sawbuck works a lot better than expected. This replaced a homemade smart holder I was using. I made it for an 18-20” cut and can measure the sticks right on the unit. Any long pieces get another cut. I use it for limbs and heavier logs. If I can get it on the sawbuck that is where they get cut. It is lightweight for easy moving. The saw never hits the dirt.
The only drawback is long limbs can get out of balance. So I work from both sides to the center. Unruly limbs can move as you cut. I’m adding a rope and cam action cleat to cinch it all down and that will help the problem. Another mod may be using 2x6 for the support rails with a curved or V cut to hold the limbs.
This is not for everyone. The work for the return works for me. I use all the wood.
That is a neat setup. Also a guy could leave one by the wood pile and every time a limb falls after a storm you could stack it in there until you have a large enough load to cut.
Drag the limbs to the buck, load them up, cut them up going from one end to the other to keep blanced, picking them up again taking them to stacking area. Just to much finger printing and walking for such small wood.
If you want to get rid of the brush just chip them in a chipper.
Al
My sawbuck is different than his. Mine is 10' long and holds the entire log with arms often enough to hold the cut 20" long wood, without it falling on the ground. To rent a chipper capable of quickly/efficiently chipping 4-5" limbs would be $250-$300/day.
Since I work full time, renting a chipper at that rate multiple different days would be pretty expensive. If I were to burn it as brush, why not burn it in the stove and heat the house. To each their own, if you feel its a waste of time, then don't do it.
https://www.compactpowerrents.com/rental-equipment/chipper-and-stump-grinder/6-chipper/
Picture of your sawbuck? Sounds handy.
Sawbuck - one of the most underrated wood things out there.
Even better if you have a small trailer for behind an ATV, and cobble one up you can throw on the trailer when you want to. Run around with it & gather stuff up, when it gets full run it to your cutting/stacking place & cut it all up. I have a jimmied up setup that I can get around 1/4 cord on. Once full, it takes less than 10 minutes to cut that 1/4 cord all to wood length. That setup is just some stakes in stake pockets on the trailer, with a couple long poles laid down on the bottom lengthwise then 4 short ones laid down cross wise on top of the long ones. Then pile it up with limb wood. Trailer is 8' long, can put stuff 12-14' long on it, hanging out over the ends. Gotta be wary backing it up when full though...
Sawbuck - one of the most underrated wood things out there.
Even better if you have a small trailer for behind an ATV, and cobble one up you can throw on the trailer when you want to. Run around with it & gather stuff up, when it gets full run it to your cutting/stacking place & cut it all up. I have a jimmied up setup that I can get around 1/4 cord on. Once full, it takes less than 10 minutes to cut that 1/4 cord all to wood length. That setup is just some stakes in stake pockets on the trailer, with a couple long poles laid down on the bottom lengthwise then 4 short ones laid down cross wise on top of the long ones. Then pile it up with limb wood. Trailer is 8' long, can put stuff 12-14' long on it, hanging out over the ends. Gotta be wary backing it up when full though...
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