Firewood Table Build

[mike_belben]

Looks great.  Time for a barn build!

[stavebuyer]

Eliminating the bending over is big deal. From ground to splitter height is a killer even if the splitter has a log loader. Bending over to cut and roll blocks is much harder on you than carrying or turning. Nice job.

For those(like me) who don't have your fabrication skills Wolfe Ridge offers an interesting cutting table.

[mike_belben]

Eliminating the bending over is big deal. 

Thats my lifes goal, metaphorically speaking. 

[sublime68charger]

very nice build on that!  looks like it works very well!

[PoginyHill]

After 20+ cords of wood, I'm very happy with the table. Only modification so far is to mark cutting sizes with paint, instead of relying on the every-widening notches. Orange marks are for 24" pieces and yellow for 16" pieces. My splitter doesn't have much allowance for any oversized 24" pieces. In fact, I had to cut the splitting wedge back about 1" to give some allowance, so cutting accurately and square across the table is a must. The paint marks help with that.



 


I marked the orange (24") and yellow (16") in three spots: on the end where I stand to cut, in the middle on the far side of the cutting table (the wooden rail), and the far, far side where the cut pieces are pushed off (black metal bumper). I use these marks to align the chainsaw bar (similar to open sights on a gun) to help cut square. Otherwise the pieces on the far side can be off-length.


 

[PoginyHill]

Since I recorded how this is used, thought I'd share it here. Plus, I didn't want @YellowHammer to think he was the only one that can successfully work with his wife.

[barbender]

That's a great looking operation, but I would say the same thing to you that I keep telling myself- it's laid out so it requires too much walking. Maybe your wife wants to get extra steps in, but I know around my sawmill I have to improve the layout because I have to walk and carry stuff too far. It was something that I didn't used to be too concerned with, but I've had an issue with one of my knees for the last 6 months. It only has so many steps in it each day, and I can use them all up before I have gotten much done. Kinda like saving your bullets😊 I keep watching Yellowhammer's sawing videos and getting ideas on how to change things to, "save steps".

[cutterboy]

Nice setup. I love that firewood table. You have a very helpful and understanding wife. You're lucky! Also your dog knows his  way around the work area, seems to know how to stay out of the way.

[PoginyHill]

Good dog. Good wife. Can a man ask for anything else?

[barbender]

Nope, at least you probably shouldn't if you have those two going for you😊

[barbender]

I also suffer from fits of jealousy over that Metavic loader/trailer combo, it is sweet!