saw gauge ?

[stihlwoodcutter]

I've been cutting firewood for years and up untill 2 years ago (when i started cutting to sell) i wasn't real concerned whether or not my firewood was cut to an exact measurement (+ or - 1/2" i think thats close enough for firewood). Now that i've been selling it i like to know that when i tell a customer the wood is 16" it is. Almost as important as when i say its a full cord....it is. So short of measuring every top out with a tape measure'(i did that...for about ten minutes) i afixed an old snowplow indicator to the handle of my saws to gauge the chunks with. I guess my question is what does everyone esle do. Is there anything commercially available that would help......other than a processor....b4 ya mention that.
thanks guys

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

Wow, that's a pretty good idea. I just stack it all as six foot logs, and then cut down through the pile, guestimating as I go. I like your idea better! But then again, I just burn wood for myself and my girlfriend's stove.

Jeff

 

[geofore]

Paint a stripe on the bar where, when you put the dawgs up against the butt of what you're cutting the stripe is at 16". It takes time to wear the paint off, by then you can pretty much guess it or paint the bar stripe again. Nothing to carry. You could also peen a mark on the bar with a SMALL hammer and SMALL chisel, ABOVE the rail line. If you have a numbering set you could tap a letter or arrow in the bar ABOVE the rail line. Avoid the rail line or you'll pinch the rail too tight for the chain to fit unless you stick something in the rail to hold it to the right width. Paint works, even if you strike a mark on the bar, fill it with paint, wipe off the excess and let dry. If you've ever seen a good quality carpenters square you'll know what I mean about the paint in the mark the scales on the square are painted.

 

[dustydog72]

I have never seen or heard of anything like that. That's the kind of mountain hick ingenuity we like to see.

 

[geofore]

mark it

I have even drilled a hole in the bar at the 16" mark so even if the paint wears off you know where 16" is.

 

[ehp]

you can buy a attachment that uses the bolts to hold your handle bar on the bottom of you tank, it is made out of fibreglass and you cut it to the length you want like 16 inches so when you go to cut your next block just put the end of your attachment at the end of the log and start cutting cause your saw will be 16 inches up the log. most saw dealers here sell them and by the way they are made with a spring in them they will bend and just snap back straight

 

[stihlwoodcutter]

you can buy a attachment that uses the bolts to hold your handle bar on the bottom of you tank, it is made out of fibreglass and you cut it to the length you want like 16 inches so when you go to cut your next block just put the end of your attachment at the end of the log and start cutting cause your saw will be 16 inches up the log. most saw dealers here sell them and by the way they are made with a spring in them they will bend and just snap back straight

thats pretty much what i've got with the plow indicator....i guess the problem with that is its a pain in the a$$ when your felling a tree or limbing the top.....i take um off put it back on.....I guess i'm just fishing, cause i have a good remedy for the problem, and didnt know if its already made by someone....i believe its patent worthy.

 

[Vman]

stihlwoodcutter,,,i did the same u do, but used a coat hanger and did not like it as it got in the way, than i changed to putting the dogs of the saw up against the butt (like "geofore" mentioned) and touching a quick revving mark with the bottom of the bar nose...that was with an 18" bar...for my dad's stove which was not very deep.

 

[HiOctane]

Here what i use,an old gauge with the retainer bent to fit under bar nut.Cut the length you need.

 

[spencerhenry]

i just estimate all of my cuts. when i am loading firewood, the ones with rot, or too long, or too short go in my own firewood pile. some people want it for a stove, some want it for a fireplace, short and long. i just tell them all that it is cut at 16 to 18" and leave it at that.

 

[Lobo]

you can buy a attachment that uses the bolts to hold your handle bar on the bottom of you tank, it is made out of fibreglass and you cut it to the length you want like 16 inches so when you go to cut your next block just put the end of your attachment at the end of the log and start cutting cause your saw will be 16 inches up the log. most saw dealers here sell them and by the way they are made with a spring in them they will bend and just snap back straight

Ed what is the name of that product, I have been looking for one but can't seem to locate any at the local dealers.

 

[TimberPig]

i just estimate all of my cuts. when i am loading firewood, the ones with rot, or too long, or too short go in my own firewood pile. some people want it for a stove, some want it for a fireplace, short and long. i just tell them all that it is cut at 16 to 18" and leave it at that.

Thats how I and everyone I know cuts their firewood. If its too long to fit in the stove, they might have to trim it, but it isn't really that hard to be close enough fit without needing a gauge to make them exactly a set length. If you absolutely must have them an exact length, more power to you. For myself, as long as it fits in the stove and stacks decent, its close enough.

 

[jokers]

Ed what is the name of that product, I have been looking for one but can't seem to locate any at the local dealers.

Lobo,

Item #47032 on the Canadian side of Cutter`s Choice website retails for $3.95 Cdn and it`s simply called a measure rod. It is 25.5" long, cut to length or mark, color is orange.

Russ