I'm 63 with a bad back. Been building things and coming up with ideas for back saving as well. This is a good idea. Thanks for sharing.

@Keto-Cheato

7 ай бұрын

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Sandy looks like you’re working smarter and not harder because you know and I know that as you get older you need things to be easier 😮😊❤

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

For sure Todd. I'm trying to save my body while it's still moving around well. Atleast that's how I try to convince myself I need heavy equipment haha

@Jimmyfisher121

7 ай бұрын

So very true.

You could drill some 1"to 1-1/4" holes 2" deep at the front of your log cutting deck,and use some scrap pipe or bolts as removable pins to stop the logs from rolling off. {edit} A 4x4 leg under the two front corners would keep the table from tipping over.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

That would do the trick!

@AndrewPrice2704

7 ай бұрын

I concur about the legs at the operator side -- if it were to tip that could be a really bad day

@yetisdeuce1315

7 ай бұрын

@@sawingwithsandy The removable pin at the ends of the deck is a great idea! Make them stout enough that you roll the log against them to cut it. Most of the time, the chainsaw will pull the log toward you when you start the cut. Go ahead and roll the log up against the "pins" to hold the log steady while you cut...you won't have to bury the saw up to the dogs to hold the log still. Love the log deck, it looks amazing!

That’s going to be a major back saver Sandy! Stay safe and have a great day…

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming along for the video Donald! Happy Friday

That worked out very well. I would just screw down a 2 x 4 or 2 x 2 as a stop to keep thing from rolling off. You probably don't really need anything. The suggestion of legs to keep it from tipping is a good one. If you wanted to protect your beam just drop in some sacrificial 2 x on top of your beam.

Put some log stops on it, like the ones on the sawmill; that way you will be able to roll the crooked logs to a better position. The log stops at the end of the bunks would not interfere with the chainsaw. Thanks for the "real life" blueprint, I want to make something similar for my offcuts so that I can turn them into firewood.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Good idea! I may have to build another one of these tables for the sawmill as well

Hey there Sandy! Really enjoyed hanging out in the shop today and seeing the build! Nicely done! Definitely a great addition to the woodyard and will be a great back saver for sure! Take care buddy! See you Wednesday! Andrew from NB :)

Yes sir! That's going to take some stress off the back for sure. Another great video Sandy!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

As you are now so once was I. As I am now so you shall be! Save your back. Don't follow me! I'm seventy four. I wish someone would have warned me. Your back is NOT foreverver. Don't abuse it. Log deck is a great idea. Good for you. Stay safe. Shalom/gw

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for checking out the project!

This is a great idea, im going to build one. The way you have your setup cutting to splitter to catch bin eliminates an expensive firewood processor👍.

Oh great, now I have to build one! Nice idea. I would recommend a space between the deck beams, maybe an inch, so that moisture doesn’t get trapped between them and start rotting the wood.

Thank you Sandy you are almost set up with that sweet logging bench to start the chop shop in full production, can't wait for the fun to begin.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jimmy! Always great to have ya along for the tour

Beauty job once again Sandy! As an added bonus you get wood chips to walk on instead of mud when your sawing is all done there! As you get older your back will thank you for sure....I split 10 face cords over 2 days a few weeks ago and it destroyed my back just from all the bending over. No bad lifts, just repetitive motion. Your deck will do wonders for that!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Great point about the wood chips, That will be nice actually. Keep some of the mud down until it freezes up. Can imagine that would be a nice pile of wood getting that much firewood split up. The bending is what does me in as well. If it's waist height I don't get tired much but the bending and crouching type things do it to me

@mrpush2532

5 ай бұрын

Remember concerning your back, it not the bending that causes the most issue, it's TWISTING WHILE BENDING! Never ever bend and twist at same time. Bend slightly using legs to lift, once upright, then TWISTING is ok! The bend and twist really put tons of stress on the disks!

@earlzathome

5 ай бұрын

@@mrpush2532 Very true.....even just the bending is a repetitive strain of you do it for a few hours in a row.....like any muscles, they can be tuned up gradually. It's why I prefer to cut, split and stack a face cord at a time, you use different muscles for each function, lessening the chance that you wear out one set by doing only one function. It isn't as efficient, unless you take downtime to recover into account...😁

suggestion for log deck to splitter arrangement so once wood blocks are cut they can or roll on to wood splitter loading deck no lift no turning as lift and turn with any kind of weight being held is to invite back issues pains

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Would be nice to have a spot to roll the pieces right onto the splitter for the heavy ones for sure. May pose a bit of a challenge however as I need to get in to cut the logs

Fantastic! That gives me some good ideas. Have a great weekend Sandy! 👍👋

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Great to hear that Jill. Have a great weekend!

Traditionally, a log deck is positioned across the splitter from the operator. This allows the operator to simply reach across the splitter loading area to grab a round by hand or with a tool and bring it to the splitter all at the same level. Rounds are loaded onto the log/round deck from the far side. This negates the need to turn pick up the round and transfer it to the splitter. It also allows the splitting of much larger rounds ones that you would not be able to lift. The setup you have could be moved so that the log deck is slightly under the roof of the "Chop Shop" and the splitter right up next to the deck. You could load the deck from the road as normal. This would negate the ability to section (buck) the log at the near edge but bucking would be possible at the loading edge. A thin metal sheet from the far edge to the splitter deck would facilitate moving the rounds from the loading edge of the log deck to the splitting area of the splitter. The metal loading slide would only be the width of the splitting length thus allowing the rest of the deck to be used as designed. A prime example of this would be the setup used by fricknjeep on his KZread channel. Just check his playlist for wood splitting videos.

Awesome setup there , thanks !!!!!👍

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks David!

Way to go Sandy ! Adapt Improvise and Overcome 😉👍

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Always!

Keeping the logs out of the dirt and grit will make the chainsaw chain stay sharp and last longer. If the table had wheels then moving it to bucket out all the sawdust waste would be a breeze. Nice project and well built.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Turned out great. This table is so heavy I don't think I'd be able to roll it

Sandy I think the "ends" that you cut off should work as stops to prevent cuts from rolling off your stand.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

I think that's a good use for them James. Thank you for that

18 years ago when I used an outdoor boiler I cut and split 24 cords ( full cord) it would last 3 years. then I would replace what I used the first year so I always had dry wood for the next winter, and so on. A table like you made would have made cutting mine a lot easier.

Honestly the best heavy duty table I saw was built by a young canadian guy and i was lowc enough to roll heavy logs on and he built a log arc with a hand wench on it and used that wench to help get logs on his table as well he did a lot of cussing n swearing but he sure hAD A GIFT FOR BUILDIG THINGS.

Hey sandy you could put a chunk of 2x2 on the end of each Planck so your wood doesn't roll off have a good weekend

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

That would do the trick right there!

Great video! Awesome project! i Love watching your videos. nothing better than thinking of an idea and then go and build it out of wood. :)

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Warren! I'm fortunate to have the sawmill to help me make projects like this. I don't know what lumber costs anymore but if I had to buy all the lumber I may be less ambitious haha

Pretty neat idea there. Seems as though it will help save your back, and I'm all for that. Good vid. Thanks.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Pretty slick Sandy

Yeah needing one to chainsaw mill cedar logs, just been waiting for your successful prototype, I’ll get to work; thank you Sir!

Great idea!

Great job Sandy .

Good job Sandy

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great job

Nice idea!

Another great idea to protect the back! I’ve been using the logox for a couple of years now and have not had any back pain since. But this deck is probably in my future.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Roger! the deck is turning out to be a great help for me. I need one at the sawmill now

Hi Sandy, now just make a narrow table (affix those plastic roll sleds, that kids use for sledding, to the top to reduce friction) to literally slide the log from the log deck to the splitter deck (at the spot where you made your last cut). Then there will be now lifting at all. You will probably want to put some edge guides on too so that the logs don't slide off the narrow table (just like on the deck for the same reason). Great Job Sandy!!

Looks like it worked good 👍

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@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming along for this video! Hope you have a nice weekend

Great job Sandy! I have the same plans in my head.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the project!

That's pretty cool! To save my back, I bought an inverted log splitter for the skidloader. After the logs bucked up, I sit in the cab and pull the trigger after I stratle the log. The only drawback is when the skidloader pivots, it tears up the ground a bit, but boy is it worthwhile. Loved the idea and the video!!!!

Great! Maybe some insulation on the inside roof of the chop shop to cut the sound reverb down would be worth the effort for long term noise reduction.

I think that’s going to work out good. Your back is going to thank you. Keep up the good work 😎

Have to say that seems to be a great setup.

Looks to be a great idea. I know my back sure talks to me after a day of wood splitting.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Mine too John. I figured while my body is still in one piece I"ll try and make sure I don't over do it

Hahaha. Now I just have to build something like this to keep up with you. I’ll actually never keep up. You’ve got this nailed.

One Friday a friend at school asked me to help him put a lift kit on his truck. So a couple of us showed up and got to work in his neighbors garage. We got the lift on and the tires. It was cool. We were headed to town to show it off. It wood not fit out the door. To tall. We went back to my house and got some factory rims to get it out. Good work.

Watching that log move around on you a little bit, you definitely need a log stop at the end of the deck that you are working from. it could be a simple 4x4x8" laid there. Or, find a small log and make a slab to act as a wedge stop... easy and expendable. You might even find some as you are splitting your rounds that would work. Someone suggested a counterweight for the far end. Some chains and a big log should work just fine. And, the chains would act as a log stop to keep them from rolling that way too. You will always have to finish some cuts from the bottom... unless you are trimming fence posts... trees grow relatively straight but seldom perfectly straight. I was always told that "if you don't use your head, you'll need to use your back" definitely a "used your head" project here. Nice work.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

I’ll get some stops put in before I start using it for sure

Great job.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Roger

Great idea Sandy !!! This will hopefully save your back in the future

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Hey Paul! I’m hoping so too

@paulwal6993

7 ай бұрын

​@@sawingwithsandy after looking at what you built ,,would maybe a few end stops help in not allowing the log too roll off ??

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Hey Paul! You read my mind. You're right about that. I"m going to add a few chunks of wood

Nice. Thanks for the great content

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming along for the video Chris

You could make the centre bunks slightly higher say 1” so that you could minimize the pinching. You would have to cut from both ends though.

nice set up

Nice Work Sandy - I have been thinking about building a log deck. Thanks for going through your process 😊

Сенди спасибо тебе за хорошую идею👍 Благодаря твоей идеи буду делать такой же стол для дров

Man I really like this table and shed situation!

You could run a short board to the ground in the cantilever to keep it from tipping. Use a screw so you can swing it up and out of the way.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

I think that would be helpful Randie

I like it!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome job. I have been thinking about building one of these for quite a while. This looks like a good design.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian

Great idea. We are now looking forward to some safe way to roll the cut logs from the log deck to the spliter. Or you might want to build a steel feed ramp onto the splitter to hold 2 or 3 logs.

Nice chop shop also.

I did 150 facecord last year I put 2 logs on rounds so I was waste high but I'm definitely building a log deck this year

I like it

Excellent video as always, great idea bro!☮✌🏻

Nice work.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Smart move!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Get a couple of cheap harbor freight moving blankets to hang near the sawing but out of the way like tapestries and they will absorb a lot of the saw sound.

I split firewood at different locations and use a table made with 2 saw horses topped with 2X6. The height is good and you only have to slide the chunks sideways. My MF 20 loader is easy to load right on the ground There is always a big butt and this makes it much easier. Pull up to the table and hand roll the pieces from the far side with a pyke This makes the splitters job quicker,easier and safer. Cheers from Sunny Alberta!

Build a removable ramp to slide your cut rounds over to the splitter, just use the hookaroon, and slide over.

That log deck is primo.going to save alot on your back.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Just an idea. If your rack was made of steel, you could have like ten racks with two layers of logs ready to go and cover them in the winter. Then to move them when your ready cut, you would need a much stronger machine to move the entire rack.

@sawingwithsandy

6 ай бұрын

I would like a steel rack all things considered. Only thing that held me back was cost as I originally was going to make it of steel until I talked to my steel dealer. After I caught my breath I went to the sawmill haha

Hi Sandy - had to take put KZread viewing on the back burner because of a move and new job but getting caught up. Great video!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

No problem Greg. Good to have ya back

Instead of putting 2 members at 16" spacing, you put single ones at 8", it will still keep the pieces supported but you can also cut 24" firewood for a furnace.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good option. 24” won’t fit in my woodstove but for others it would work well

MM77 Approved 👍🏻👍🏻………………………………………I knew that you would eventually do something like this. Your back will thank you! LOL

Hello Sandy. I do have an idea about the log stops, but I will wait to see what you come up with. That deck, when full, should keep you busy for a while. It looks great and should be around for years. Have good days!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Buddy Reed! I'm happy with the design so far

Enjoyed the video

@sawingwithsandy

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out Charles

Great job on the design, looks quite stable and will last a long time. If I may make a suggestion, take a bucket of used motor oil and an old brush and slather, once a year, the tops and joints of your deck with oil. It will 'water proof' and protect from crawlies (ants and wood eating bugs).

@bryansaunter4124

7 ай бұрын

Good job Sandy working smarter, when working alone protecting yourself is key too success.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Great idea. Yeah I'm going to have to do something I figure I'll add a coating of something in the spring once the wood has had time to dry out

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

@bryansaunter4124 thanks Bryan!

Very good idea - I will make a same - greetings from Finland.

WOW I know I'm getting old and can't remember very good, but when did the excavator get painted. O.K, back to the log deck. Yes it is nice and the right height and I do agree you should have something like a small piece of steel or something at the end sticking up alittle to prevent the rounds from rolling off. nice job Sandy

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Hey there Noel! I just painted it a week or so ago. I slid a video in there about it but was just a quick one. I'll have to round something up to keep the rounds from rolling off before I use it again.

That’s a great idea. This older back gets tired. Going to use this idea.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Stuart! Sure working out well I"m finding

In Denmark we have an old national standard for the length of firewood. The measure is 33 cm (allmost an english foot), producing 3 pieces from a 1 m log. When cutting firewood, I have a strip (used for bundling wires etc.) on the front handle of the chainsaw. Moving from left to right, the end of the strip aligns with the last cut, and you have a piece of firewood, made to measure.

Nice Sandy, I need to add this to the list of projects. Just picked up my 12-22 today.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Nice! That 12-22 sure is a nice machine. I hope to get some time on one one day

Good job! Looks great and aesy to use. Small cleat on front edge to keep log on deck is a good idea that you brought up

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks David

Nice one Sandy. Should save you a lot of back aches! Cheers Ray (UK)

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Ray! How's the weather in your area this time of year? I visited probably 10 years ago in London in October and I just remember it was quite wet this time of year

@aeros4me

7 ай бұрын

@@sawingwithsandy Hi Sandy ;) Today in South Eastern England it is bright and sunny with no wind and around 5C It is the best day for a long time though. We have had a lot of very heavy rain over the last few weeks,especially after storm Cairan blasted us with strong damaging winds and flooding in some areas. We have been very lucky and missed the worst of it, but some were badly affected. Good luck with your new Firewood Log Deck, it’s great ;)

Thats going to be a real back saver. I can lift a pretty hefty block but picking it up off the ground is a killer. Just a thought, what about putting a couple of 2x4 legs at the end of the cantilever set back from the end. Just enough leg to keep it from tipping when you have the last log of the day to cut.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

I'm thinking just what you're thinking too. Will help save a log from rolling too far

Very simple but simply genius, nice job Sandy. I'm thinking about making one for my slabs from the HM122 as well as the rounds. All of them go into the woodstove. Cheers ☕️☕️ and Happy New Year's.😊🌴

@sawingwithsandy

5 ай бұрын

Hey there Mark! Hope you're doing well. Happy New Years

Good idea. I might have to copy it! I might put a half inch or so spacer in between the 4x4s that make up the 8 inch sections so rain and stuff can fall thru.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

I think this would be a better option than my design actually. Help keep the wood from rotting

Good afternoon Sandy that log bunk will help you with your back in the long run specially when you reach the rightful age of 90 you will like it even more ha ha ha but it is a good way to not stress your back so much and with the area you are working with the splitter and the tote you are better set up then before witch make it easier and pleasant to do have a great day

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for that! Sure seems to be a step in the right direction and I"m looking forward to having the equipment Iv'e got do the heavy lifting

Nice job! Great design. A 2x2 strip at the edge should prevent rolling.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

I think that may be the route I go. Something nice and easy

Looks like the mini ex got a paint job!

Hi Sandy Great addition - perfect height, good length! Might I suggest adding a 2x8 at the end of each 4x8 row- make it a 1/2 inch proud above row and take it right down to ground and that way you solve both the potential tipping problem if you forget to keep a log in reserve and one half inch above 4x8 row should keep cut 16'' log from rolling off platform.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Hi Lorne. Good to hear from you. Something like that wouldn't be too hard to add

This is a really good idea. Take a lot of unnecessary bending over completely away, and I believe some 2x2 blocks on the ends of the 4x4's would work fine as stops. and some legs like Wallace suggested on the end bunks would also work well. Great idea and great video Sandy.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff! I'm looking forward to trying this out doing some splitting real soon. My back is feeling good about this project haha

Use some of the 4x4 cut-off's, cut corner to corner, to give you a triangle piece and screw them to the end of the chop table to stop the 'run aways'. Next add a shelf next to the trailer to put the chainsaw on when not using it just so you don't trip on it. :D. Other than that it's a bloody good bit of work you have done there. :D

I just sat down for a break and see this posting...wait, it's Saturday already?!? And boy is he posting late, I hope he's ok. Then it hit me that you gave us a bonus video, thanks! Almost thought I slept through a day 😂 thanks for the (unintentional) laugh!

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Hi Liz! With tomorrow being Remembrance Day/Veterans Day I wanted to be sure to respect our veterans . Glad you found the video on your break! I sure wouldn't mind it being Saturday though haha

Hey Sandy, I think you have your saw blade in your saw backwards! Try switching it around.

You could place a short 1by or 2by on the beam for safety. Then if you need to change it your beam is safe. Great idea

Use a couple of wheel chocks.to.log from rolling. Will keep.spacing for your cutting

Might also add a stop to the back so logs wont roll off.

You definitely needs stops on the end I built on this summer and its a life saver nice build

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

For sure! I’ll have those on before next video

You've probably already heard this, Hydraulic chains bar, Hydraulic ram log feeds the slpiter after saw makes the cut, retract, in comes next log 🎉🎉

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

That sure would be a slick setup Scott!

Good Evening Sandy, As Plato said "necessity is the mother of invention" the deck is well made and useful. Log stops could be made from scrap lumber and just screwed down and should not cost anything but time and some screws. To help preserve the wood use your torch and Shou-sugi-ban it or burnt motor oil if you don't mind the smell. anyway great job! John Toccoa GA

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Hi John, the shou-sugi-ban is a good idea. I may have to let the wood dry a little bit more as it was pretty wet and green but that would be a great way to do it.

Your Dewalt chop saw exhaust hole is plugged up. I like your channel.

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Think you're right. I find cutting wet fresh lumber like that sticks it in there solid. Good to have ya along for the videos and I appreciate your support

Get a piece of 1/4 steel plate that is 8" x 8" and lag bolt each steel plate to the end of each 30" protrusion, drill two holes in the steel and tiny pilot holes in the wood and lag bolt the plate on. It looks like you sistered up two 4x4's so the steel plate will stick up vertically above the surface 4" and keep any logs from rolling off on to your feet. Overkill is under rated. Some larger logs may weight 400-600 lbs depending on diameter, do not put some flimsy stops on, all it takes is one time to crush your legs and you will realize. You may want to put stops on the other side as well, but it not as critical as where you will be standing. Keep a felling wedge in you pocket or in a pouch on your belt and stick it in the cut hand tight when the rounds are pinching your chainsaw bar, this will save you an undercut You may want to pour some big sonotube piers and embed steel anchor points and mount your log deck so there is no worry of it tipping if only one log is on there

@sawingwithsandy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that idea Chris. That would sure do the trick