Firewood Chop Saw

[Ashful]

I get weekly shipments from McMaster to my house. They're the too expensive left hand bit source to which I was originally referring.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

i have used an actual electric chop saw with great results.

THats what i have been using for years. THe chain saw thing is way overkill. I use a craftsman 10" chop saw. About wore one out already after 4 years of continuous use. They are so easy to start compared to a chainsaw. spare blades a lot cheaper too.

 

[Ashful]

THats what i have been using for years. THe chain saw thing is way overkill. I use a craftsman 10" chop saw. About wore one out already after 4 years of continuos use. They are so easy to start compared to a chainsaw. spare blades a lot cheaper too.

Maybe for kindling. What do you do with the majority of trunk-sized rounds?

 

[shoot-straight]

I whittle them.

 

[Seasoned Oak]

First u split em then u chopsaw em

 

[Ashful]

First u split em then u chopsaw em

I find them hard to split before bucking.

How do you split something like this before moving it to your chop saw?



Here's what I bucked in one day last winter... how would you tackle this pile with a chop saw?



For scale... that ain't no garden tractor. It's an old Ford 3000 = some big logs to split before chopsawing.

 

[711mhw]

Very nice tool! Now get some angle and make some nice saw horses worthy of your chop saw & chit can those plastic ones!

 

[Seasoned Oak]

I find them hard to split before bucking.

How do you split something like this before moving it to your chop saw?

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Here's what I bucked in one day last winter... how would you tackle this pile with a chop saw?

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For scale... that ain't no garden tractor. It's an old Ford 3000 = some big logs to split before chopsawing.

I did some like those with a 32 ton Spl ,jammed it a few times too,and yes getting them to the splitter takes 2 guys rolling it. Things must weigh 300lbs
Chop saw is good just for what i use it for,which is getting those 20-25" splits down to stove size ,under 19" .

 

[jcjohnston]

Used the chop saw like others have mentioned, worked well. My first year burning I cut everything ahead of time to 21" as the stove takes 22" then found this site and learned of the north/south loading instead of east/west and have never gone back to E/W. Cut every stick I had to 14" and love that method of burning.