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Sawing Firewood For
sawing
firewood,
you will need to have a "sawhorse" to be safe.
These need to be made from approximately 50mm x 75mm timber. Recycled
timber can be used provided there's no rot or woodworm. It is a good
idea to use a rope vice (see pictures) to hold the log if you are using
a chainsaw, still a good idea with a bow saw. The vice is used with a
greenwood bar of about 40mm dia. and about 1metre long to use as a foot
pedal.
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Making the
Sawhorse
You
will need 12 pieces of timber (this can be recycled timber). Lengths
are not too important but the finished sawhorse should be a comfortable
height to work on.
My
sawhorse was made from recycled timber, the cross frames were stringers
from a wooden ladder, while the horizontal and diagonal bars were
various suitably sized timbers available. The cross frames are pivoted
on bolts where they cross, which makes it possible to close up the
sawhorse flat for storage. The two cross frames which are close
together are about 15cm apart to hold short lengths. The
Rope
Vice
You
will need a length of polypropylene rope long enough to tie onto the
cross frame under the top horizontal bar, over the log and down to
the
ground on the near side. The rope is tied to the greenwood bar with
half hitches. It can be adjusted by having more or less half hitches on
the bar.
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The
Rope
Vice The Vice rope is tied under the top horizontal bar  Pressure with the foot keeps the rope tight around the log, leaving the hands free. |