saw horse

[treesap]

Probably been done to death but can't use the search facility on my phone, need a good saw horse as I have a weak back, looking at the Oregon easy saw, won't be too much heavy stuff, opinions welcome.

[TGB]

If you put small stuff, (less than 50mm) at the bottom, weigh it down with some larger stuff. Don't put small stuff, (75mm) at the top, as it'll rotate and jump about all over the place. If you've got bent logs, put them in the middle. Don't fill it higher than a foot from the top, as the wood regardless of size, will make the loose clamping bar bounce off the uprights.

 

Positioning the horse on level ground is a must. While the ground conditions should preferably be firm, it doesn't do well on a solid surface near the start of cutting; the horse tends to wobble a little. Once you've done one full set of cuts, you'll have to clear the frame of wood. This tends to spread the cut wood in 360° and close to the horse. Thus making it awkward to get good footing to reload the frame with fresh logs. So to cut successive loads you'll either have to reposition the horse a few away or else do some strategic kicking of cut logs.

 

Other than these points, it's a good handy piece of equipment. Which is light in weight, if a little awkward to carry more than a few tens of yards. Fast cutting for prepping charcoal wood.

Edited October 27, 2014 by TGB

[Goaty]

I got an oregon a while back reviewed it here http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/33895-oregon-easycut-sawhorse-review.html

 

another thread herehttp://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/firewood-forum/51272-sawhorse.html

 

Truncator is on this forum. Worth a look. It all depends on your wood type and cut size with your handling system.

 

My original oregon easycut is now battered and been repaired a few times. But it will of done 30+ cube of firewood alot quicker. The design is good. Just needed to be more robust, thats a trade off for its light weight and fold flat design.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Goaty
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[fergusonforestry]

I made one up from two of these type of pallets just spring off half the boards nestle the two together like meshing your fingers and use boards to brace it mucho cheapo or even free! cut loads of firewood on it no bother

 

biggest thing for you re: your back is setting the right work height pallets might not be the best if you are quite tall though that's the only thing

Edited October 27, 2014 by fergusonforestry

[GrahamW]

Try TCF Engineering. TCF ENGINEERING - tcfengineeringnew

 

They do an excellent saw horse (as well as other great kit) at a reasonable price.

 

Definitely worth a look.