Chainsawing short logs

[kenlip]

Here is a 'hack' that I hope will help at least one person in this group.
I wanted to cut some logs 'in half'. They were too short to be safely held by an assistant while I wielded the chainsaw, so I cobbled together a makeshift 'vice' using a pallet and some rope.
The assistant could pull on the rope to secure the workpiece while being safely out of range of the saw.

 

[hagrid]

Not too shabby. If you can keep your chisels out of the dirt then you've got a winner there.

 

[edritchey]

Nice!

 

[Lil Foot]

I seldom have an assistant, but the tractor could fill in nicely to provide tension.
Thanks, will file this for future use.

 

[skeets]

Whats that they about necessity being the mother of invention,, wish I had thought of that, simple and very workable !

 

[kenlip]

Not too shabby. If you can keep your chisels out of the dirt then you've got a winner there.

Thanks. At the time, my pallet forks were otherwise occupied. Next time, I'll put the pallet on the forks and work at waist height.

 

[Nicfin36]

Cool!

I sort of do the same thing with my hydraulic wood splitter. I just clamp the piece sideways to hold it so I can cut it.

 

[kenlip]

Cool!

I sort of do the same thing with my hydraulic wood splitter. I just clamp the piece sideways to hold it so I can cut it.

That is clever!