Making a saw buck?

**STAR** · 10th July 2009, 12:08 PM

I want to make what the Yanks call a saw buck which is basically 2 crossed pieces of 4 x 2 at each end so that the log to be sawn can be held on it.

Simple enough. Although I would prefer the Triton Super jaws which I am on the look out for. The main problem with the saw buck is that when the log is short and needs cutting there is a danger of it not being heavy enough and the weight of the chain saw might tend to tip it over making it a potentially dangerous act.

I had thought of putting a chain or strap over the log to restrain it but have difficulty working out a quick simple easy way to tie it down so it is adjustable for the different size and irregularity of the various logs.

Any help would be appreciated.

Peter

**watson** · 10th July 2009, 12:54 PM

A few oldies around here use a chain with a saddle stirrup attached. They put their left foot in the stirrup to steady the log.

**Old farmer** · 10th July 2009, 12:58 PM

I second that, watson, works well. One of the, newer, tie-downs does, too, if kept in the shed when not in use.

**Old farmer** · 10th July 2009, 01:00 PM

I second that, watson, works well. A tie-down does, too, if kept in the shed when not in use.

**Barry_White** · 10th July 2009, 01:02 PM

Hi Peter

I made one of these several years ago but no longer use it as we had a big storm here a few years ago and blew a shed over onto the saw buck and damaged it.

I have posted a picture of it although damaged you may be able to see how I constructed it.

I had a spring attached to the frame at the back with a chain attached to the spring which I pulled over the log and and connected to a hook at the front to hold the log.

I had two boards fixed to the cross arms at the top and another two attached underneath. I then used some angle to connect the top boards to the bottom boards which allowed me to cut through the top boards and the log but still support the log with the bottom boards if that makes some sense.

**Barry_White** · 10th July 2009, 01:12 PM

Another reason I don't use it now is when I want to cut logs up with the chainsaw is I have a hydraulic log splitter and I just jam the log in the splitter jaws and it supports it while I cut it up.

**weisyboy** · 10th July 2009, 08:15 PM

keep teh dogs against teh log and it shouldnt move anyware, i cut up my firewood without a saw buck no problems with teh log rolling.

**Barry_White** · 10th July 2009, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by weisyboy

keep teh dogs against teh log and it shouldnt move anyware, i cut up my firewood without a saw buck no problems with teh log rolling.

It's OK for you young bucks to cut it on the ground with out a saw buck but us old pharts with crook backs have trouble bending over and need to get it up waist height to cut it.

**weisyboy** · 10th July 2009, 08:47 PM

oh i dont bend i lify it up onto the chopin block.

**Burnsy** · 11th July 2009, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Barry_White

It's OK for you young bucks to cut it on the ground with out a saw buck but us old pharts with crook backs have trouble bending over and need to get it up waist height to cut it.

One bending one lifting - both are not good if you have a dodgy back

Kneeling down next to the log is one method of not lifting or bending, just make sure you are out of the line of the cut as you are not so fast on your knees

**Sigidi** · 11th July 2009, 10:22 PM

good on ya Mike - great mental image of someone 'running away' from a possessed chainsaw LOL

**joe greiner** · 12th July 2009, 10:27 PM

Here's a sawbuck to beat all sawbucks: https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/chainsaw-revisited-47976

As I admitted then, it's somewhat over-engineered. But I've found it to be versatile enough for almost everything I've tossed at it.

Cheers,
Joe

**Cliff Rogers** · 12th July 2009, 10:54 PM

And here is the one I made.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/buck-cutting-logs-blanks-78442

**matildasmate** · 16th July 2009, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Burnsy

One bending one lifting - both are not good if you have a dodgy back

Kneeling down next to the log is one method of not lifting or bending, just make sure you are out of the line of the cut as you are not so fast on your knees

Yes but you forgot the bad knees

**Pagie** · 18th July 2009, 05:49 PM

You could just go low tech. My design is from my father who has been dead for 40 years. the middle uprights are closer to one end so you can buck small blocks. I made this one last week from scrap Cyprus.

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