The FASTEST Way To Cut Firewood!!

great 769 shows you the FASTEST way to process your firewood I used a traditional sawhorse and found it wanting, so I built this and am really happy with the result, and now with all the trouble going on in the Middle East and with Energy prices rising people are going to be processing more fire wood, this I believe is the way to go for several reasons, first it is fast, second it reduces wear and tear on your back, and reduce fuel and oil consumption, by not idling while you put another log on the horse, and it is also safe the logs don't move around while you are cutting.

[@yoocuzz]

I love old people. They come up with some of the most inovative ways of doing things. Hats off to you old guy.

[@WORRO]

All my life I've cut firewood, and I have NEVER thought of this...wow, great idea, will have to build me one of these! Thumbs UP video!

[@wollywolly2734]

Glad you said Trump is Up Not sure how it relates to wood cutting but yeah

[@CaseyWise]

And that kids is how you work smart and save fuel! Thanks for posting.

[@chrisstoerzer8515]

I wanted to take a second to thank you for your idea here. I had always cut small wood with my father in law one piece at a time. I tried to think of a fast idea to get the job done. Also one that I could do solo piece, if necessary. This works so nice. I made three so far and keep them at home and all through the woods. Thanks again, and keep sharing.

[@Prancinglion1]

Yankee ingenuity at it's finest! Good video. I took a different route for firewood, I moved to Florida and find it's a lot easier getting the "Sunflakes" off my roof than the "Snowflakes." Well done, a great idea.

[@peterbeesconwy]

Great idea, and I like the way you can walk the frame from place to place. Thanks for sharing this idea. Nice winter weather there! Peter, North Wales, UK.

[@drfrankenbass]

Great idea. I also liked NightSailor's idea of using a wheelbarrow. Gonna be much easier next season doing it this way. Thanks for posting!

[@ozzirt]

The world is dying for the lack of people like you, who are willing to think about what they are trying to achieve and the most economical way to go about it.

[@me373]

I wanted you to know how much I like this video and appreciate you taking the time to make it and upload. I see 21 people didnt like it. I cannot image why. some people just dont like anything. this is a real simple time saver. Thanks again! :)

[@redpeakpass1]

I built this sawbuck and it works perfectly! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@farmerstel1]

Your A Genius Big Daddy !! A True American !

[@suffolkshepherd]

The 2nd most use for this, is when I cut up a tree, I throw the smaller limbs into this as I cut. This keeps them out of my way and places all the smaller chunks of fire wood in one area for ease of loading, And best of all it protects my chain from the dirt which dulls the chain. We have had a wind storm that blew many trees over and or together,so lots of small limbs to deal with.

[@mcoop571]

YOU sir, are a resourceful and clever fellow, Thanks for the tips!

[@lionofthetribeofjuda]

To people who knock and are negative about this video, get a life - its a great rack and a great video thanks for the tip I will build one from scrap in my next wood work class I do.

[@BigVTXMan]

Great idea. The previous owners left huge piles of lodge pole pine on the property, so I made a log holder similar to yours this weekend. I've only had a chance to cut up three loads so far but I love it. Our property is pretty steep, so I packed my gear down the hill and built the holder out of wood that was laying around.

[@kazykneumann1133]

BLESS YOUR HEART MATE....YOU ARE A SUPER STAR. GONNA MAKE ONE TOMORROW - THANKS.

[@Waldhandwerk]

Hi, very cool, smart and fast! Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. All the best, Sepp

[@herdwick3]

Really neat . Thanks for sharing your design . Amazing how I've never seen anyone do that before . Its so simple its a stroke of genius . Many thanks from Scotland.

[@discgolfer78]

just found you on youtube today .......really like your videos thanks for posting and teaching us younger folks

[@Squarehead45]

This is NOT his first Rodeo...he has his act together. I have seen all kinds of log holders and this simple unit beats them all. Great Vid,,,thanks.

[@Thebowzer221]

Nice. I like it because it is safe. I know a guy who cut into his foot cutting this type of small stuff. And you can move it around. With all the time U saved here, use some of it 2 sharpen ur saw. And U R correct if U keep the flue cleaned, and the wood is seasoned, u can burn pine and soft wood. I did it 1 year with no problems. Now have plenty of red oak and hard maple.

[@MateuszTodras1]

Thanks from Poland for a great idea. For a moment it will use. I wish you all the best

[@28yogy4todd]

it's the simple things in life that makes everything easier. Nice video and nice invention!

[@PrisonerNChristJesus]

Good job, good idea, your wife does a good job with the camera by the way. I like your videos.

[@chrischarlwood]

That's awesome, I love it. A tip for making kindling fast (similar idea but maybe not as brilliant as yours) is to screw an old tire on top of a large cable spool (a big thread spool like apparatus). Then pack the tire with rounds or wedges of firewood, and chop away, slowly moving in a circle around the tire. You can do a week of kindling in a big tire no problem. :)

[@journeyer13]

heading out to build one! thank you. Oh, and the meat heads that criticize the size of wood: a log is a log, is a log (but that will probably go right over their meat heads:)

[@whoisjohngalt11]

A log may be a log. But using the wrong type of wood in your stove creates unnecessary creosote buildup and the need to collect many more cords than should be necessary. If all you've got is pine that's one thing. But a hardwood log is in no way the same thing as this.

[@whoisjohngalt11]

Hugo Zeilt Agreed and that's a very good explanation of what is happening inside a rocket. However, I'm not sure most people who heat with fire wood even know about a rocket much less use them in their house.

[@suffolkshepherd]

Having just bult this a few weeks ago, and now sitting here in winter temps in the teens, this sure has came in very handy, 1: I did not get my firewood in until late and now it is not cured. So I gathered all the dead limbs from a wooded hillside, and using this, I cut two pick up truck loads all in one spot that made it easy to load.Now I can get the fire going hot and add un-cured wood as I go. I now have 2 to 3 years of un-cured wood stacked in my building and 2 pick up loads of dried

[@sveingustavhoff1188]

im a greenhorn with chainsaw. this vid is great. paving the way for noobs like myself. cant wait to try this

[@flodjod]

brilliant i made one of these last month, works a treat, you dont even have to pack it full either as the chain pulls wood towards you and is kept in place by downward pressure of the saw

[@bjorker40]

you are a very entertaining chap for sure!

[@AmericanSurvival]

Pretty cool idea there! I may be making one of these! I am fixing to start cutting for next winter, and this looks easy to make, and looks handy to have. Thanks for sharing, God Bless....JP.

[@GuyDaniels1991]

Also this is nice because it reduces back pain

[@ostosix]

excellent video. explanation was really well thought out and the principle is great. Thanks for that.

[@kaysandesses]

This is a good idea. I think I'll build one but a little lower. All hardwood around here and even smaller dia. stuff 10 or 12 feet long gets heavy. We use a lot of smaller diameter branches or naturally dead trees. Some people insist upon using only large diameter trees but in a couple of hours two of us can gather, cut, split, and stack enough smaller (

[@MTNMANTIM]

ANOTHER COOL IDEA. THANK YOU TIM

[@6771Randy]

I like the way you think! Great Idea!

[@RusticByNature]

Another great idea

[@seanfowler5264]

brilliant idea, made up one of these and it works great, cheers.

[@marynightingale558]

great to see a video that shows how to do it without all the yak yak yak - I will try making a frame like this....so much easier than a log at a time

[@GaryFarmall]

Great video thank you, this is much better than my saw horse, sure wished I had the dimensions, I like the part where you pick it up and move it where you need it. Thanks Hunt2Hunt

[@KhaoSBourne]

This guy is very innovative, inspires me to get out more...I subbed

[@epnewhouse]

Frickin ingenious. Going to the lumber store now.

[@strave_vane]

I see what I am going to be doing next weekend... :) Great idea man

[@KIDZKARTBLDER]

you would make a great sales man ....great video

[@barrybrum]

Richard, what did our ancestors use for eye and hearing protection? My grandparents and parents all lived into their 90s with perfect hearing and vision. Gasoline powered chainsaws have been in use since 1929, that's 84 years of millions of chainsaws being used by millions of people globally. The manufacturers of "safety" equipment love this mentality, it makes them rich. Big goggles and face shields and leather aprons and airline pilot size earmuffs and sunblock, and on and on.

[@grahampalmer]

Very impressed. Thanks for video.

[@chapmansbg]

I have been using the same system for years, works even better if you start loading the wood from the bottom (better balance)and put you anti-spread supports across the top. Thanks for the video. Oh and I wouldn't use that wood in your fireplace it'll clog up your chimney/flue.

[@sasantarom]

That was smart, reall fast!

[@suffolkshepherd]

The 3rd and final most use for this is I keep it outside sort of out of sight, and as a limb falls in my drive way etc..I will pick it up and throw it in this rack. then I can deal with it later when I need the rack or when the rack gets full. I find that if I fill the stove with as many small pieces that it will hold,It does not go out over night and I have a large bed of coals. Where as big chunks are burned up completely,

[@mvwoon]

Well done sir! I was impressed. Might I suggest placing two more cross supports close to the middle, with about 6-8" gap for your final saw pass to come down? That would support your final two stacks at each end, rather than fall in on themselves, and your saw!

[@Andersbork]

Great idea I´m going to go out and build one right now;o) Thaks

[@codmod2killer]

really great. im impressed. and there is no doubt that i will be making this.

[@dwightmackerron6391]

I would try to have a wheelbarrow already UNDER it as much as possible. At 67, keeping bending and picking up to a minimum is a priority. I cut and split a lot of large oak, so most of the branches/tops get cut top to bottom right where they fall. Having cheap hired help (grandchildren) is also a very good thing. Just hearing his saw gives me the instinct to put on my ear-protectors. In general I would not even bother with small softwood, but living in Nova Scotia, he can't be so choosy.

[@mark8831200]

good idea !! cutting limbs is always a pain , i will be makin me one of those

[@SeahorseWorkshop]

U r one smart dude. Be good do good

[@mrbr549]

Great idea! Haven't saw anything quite like that before.

[@dodgebeatsallothers]

thanks man great idea i use mine a lot now

[@lloyd67lp]

Good idea. I will use it. Thank you

[@calsitup]

I like that a lot simple way to cut logs quicker

[@HerdingDogRescuer]

Nice job. I will be building one of these.

[@KellyLarkinfish]

This is the best I cut all my wood with this method.

[@scooterss2112]

***** Brilliant! LOL that is pretty damn cool

[@farmerray2679]

***** Sweet!! I had no idea what the heck it was at first until he set it up. I'd have to set up some way to cut the logs to length but other than that, fast as can be.

[@expectatussle]

***** still very slow. cutting one log at a time, still burning more fuel and god damn that is dangerous, imaging doing that for 3 or 4 hours one log at a time and suddenly you get comfortable and bammo you run your finger or hand over the blade with one of those shorter pieces!! Yikes this way was so much faster, less energy and time consuming and saved fuel. I have to disagree with vanilla...

[@nextexhale]

Brilliant! Good idea!

[@expectatussle]

i know this is an older video but heres my 2 cents and im not even hating just trying to add to this brilliant idea.. 2 cheap string pull plastic on either side or diy wider wood sleds or toboggans on either side to catch that dropping fire wood is a very cheap and effective way to save on bending over and gathering that wood once cut. just pull the sleds to the wood stack when done and stack.

[@strawalker]

Very cool idea guy!

[@steinderbush]

Nice Mister good luck!!

[@saeidmomtahan]

Excellent

[@odellhobbs3200]

Normally it would take more than an hour to accomplish what he did in less than 8 minutes. Anytime one can cut enough firewood to heat and cook for more than a day and watch an episode of "House of Cards" that allotment of time I am all for it ....very good!!!! lesson learned.....

[@keithmorris2923]

Screw the haters, they just wish they thought of it.... Smart my friend, smart....

[@ShereeCameron]

Wow, I cut 10 cords a year growing up. I wish I had seen your videos. Anyway, you could use cargo straps in key points before the wood is cut, then when it is cut, it is bundled. You could keep it bundled and split it bundled, and store it bundled . . .

[@DemonOverlordful]

Great Job

[@kentagion]

The design on that saw is sweet, I have that same model and the tooless feature makes it a1, and it was cheap too as I recall 139.00, I've cut about 50 cords of wood with it, however, I primarily cut locust and oak, and I have found that the chains do not hold up, even the oregon replacements just don't last beyond 3 or 4 cords, but the Saw ids PRIMO

[@damian2001111111]

good simple idea...thanks.

[@Bagholders]

Clever! The man thinks!

[@rogmarcot8800]

Great idea for that size of wood

[@JIALINN]

Fantastic!

[@ShereeCameron]

Wow, I cut 10 cords a year growing up. I wish I had seen your videos. Anyway, you could use cargo straps in key points before the wood is cut, then when it is cut, it is bundled.

[@TheBolacreen]

great demo thanks

[@hubertyoung1938]

Nice. I have a bad back and the constant bending over while bucking wood to length on a pallet gets painful and takes 3 to 4 days to heal. I will build the jig you showed on this video. Thanks. Will let you know.

[@loki1066]

And I bet your back is thanking you!

[@movme]

I saw it in real time. The actual cutting went really fast and the wood stayed in place instead of moving around dangerously as it sometimes can do when small. And it's nice to be able to stand up instead of bending over. But there's too much handling time in stacking it up. I've always been a cut-it-where-it-lays guy, which has worked well for me for 3+ decades. If I need to do any re-arranging, I shut my saw off. I also always wear hearing protection!

[@m2me1952]

Great vid.

[@teton99]

Awesome, works great!

[@devito501]

great video an like that idea .. spot on

[@stephenredden9502]

Luv ya work great very handy hints in your videos don't listen to the knockers and safety experts (remember to analyse the word ex is something that was and a spurt is a drip under pressure) my experience is they are not doers them's that can do as you do those too lazy to do just knock keep the good work up,

[@great769]

Thank you, I dont worry about the haters.

[@51362879]

Pretty cleaver Thanks!!

[@09conrado]

A great and simple idea. Of course, you could improve on that a 100 ways, for example by adding a sloping plank underneath, that makes the last few blocks slide to one side, (but then you coudn't step in and carry it around, unless it's hinged...) , but it works just fine as it is.

[@russse2793]

very cool idea.

[@bicycleyoda9301]

My suggestion is have a wheelbarrow on each side to catch the wood. also put piece of plywood or something in the middle to keep the wood from falling down into the holder. your back will thank you

[@EdlestonAcademy]

Thanks for the video.

[@attpureownpk]

those small logs are perfect for a small cast iron stove. looks like that made light work of a typically uneasy task. in under 5 minutes. i agree with nightsailor putting a wheel barrow under the end would be optimal in this case.

[@nutmegger1957]

Helps to have a sharp chain!!

[@DaveForman]

makes sense. like it a lot.

[@goonluv]

good vid thats a diferent way of doing it. i burn pine and a few hot fires stop creosote build up as it burns it off,,has to be really hot though, works for me

[@HeathDawsonFirefoxBushcraft]

excellent.

[@1crazynordlander]

Add a skid steer and forks to the equation to pickup uni-formally cut logs and stack them in a little sturdier unit like this then you have something here. ANYTHING to keep you off your knees and prevent you from bending over is worth it in my book.

[@PeterBottineau]

To those knocking 769 for cutting small logs and lengths: He's not in his prime anymore and it looks like he's heating a one-story house. I don't expect he'll mess around with logs larger than necessary. You certainly wouldn't cut night blocks on this rack and there's no reason he would show that on this video. Smart rack for it's purpose.

[@bogoto247]

neat and economical. saves a lot of back ache. MUST be careful with the chainsaw.

[@struck2soon]

I've just knocked one of these up out of 3"x3" scrap dunnage from the docks, it works bloody brilliantly! Best thing: no sore back after cutting wood. Not bad for a Canuck, those Yanks reckon you lot are all ''special needs''?!!You make more sense to me than most things coming out of the USA.

[@great769]

@jdouglasfisher I hope you do I glad the tire worked for I was splitting with mine an hour ago. Thank You for the great comment.

[@manwar999]

good job