Jim, it makes me happy to see someone use a crosscut saw for more than one cut in a video. Thanks for "sawing through" the absurdity. Yes it's a lot of work, but so much more enjoyable and meaningful!
Perfect drop... Such a satisfying feeling when she falls exactly where you want. That was some hard work you made look easy! You really earned your pay today! Thanks for sharing...
Good firewood gives warm at least 2 times... ;) Love that video! Muscular powered hand tools have some kind of meditative working. It inspires me while I'm working up my first big handsaw. Blade is de-rusted and a bit polished (800 grit, wet), handle is sanded (from 80 grit up to 400) and oiled, tooth are almost finished filing. I'm feeling like a kid before x-mas.... The saw is made in Sweden by Sandvik, built around 1950. It's about 43" total length, partly plain tooth, partly perforated lance tooth.
I really miss living outside of town and being able to do this kind of stuff. It's pretty relaxing using hand tools to cut trees down. I'd much rather listen to birds chirping, leaves rustling in the wind, and the chh chh chh of a saw than barking dogs and loud exhausts.
I went to 10 home and outdoor stores from big box stores to mom and pop stores, None of them carry these crosscut saws. Luckily My wifes grandfather use to own 200 acres in Penn and he had 3 of them. I bought all 3 off of him, I couldn't believe that stores don't carry these and manufacturers don't make them anymore, I guess the days of hard work are truly gone 😞
I have done this. A lot of this. Most of the time I watch TH-cam videos and cringe. Your skills sir, are exemplary. Very well done. I worked for a (very old even then) tree service for the first ten years of my adult life. Where did you get your training? Whomever they were, they did a damn fine job. If you are self-taught I am even more impressed.
I have never seen wood being split in a tire before? And I have been around trees and split more than my fair share, and never saw anything like that before. Interesting.
I was looking through the comments to see all the internet "experts" who haven't split a stick, say how you did that wrong 100 different ways. Didn't see any. Good skills and video 👍
Maybe one of the 10 best videos ive seen on the net... thanks for sharing! as others have said that log jack is hot stuff. I'd also like to know what brand of axe and splitting maul you were swinging!
The lifting jack is a standard Hi-Lift or Handyman jack with a larger homemade base on it. They are common in the US but not sure about elsewhere. The Puget Sound felling axe at 1:10 is a Sager Chemical Axe 1940. The Single Bit at: 4:01 is a True Temper, about 3.5 or 4 lbs.
when they're filed and matched to the right type of wood, they're more like pleasure to use. Like tactile satisfaction. When they're dull or not matched to the right type of wood....not so great.
Hey Jim, This is a great video. I would just like to plug the idea that you make a video about your saw partner, I read the length you've put in the comments section and seen your pictures of the rig, but a video would put the thing over the top. Just an idea.
It is possible but not normally required to remove the bark. I do remove it if the log has dirt on it and most of the time I skid logs with one end lifted off the ground so only a very small part gets dirty. If the bark is clean it will not cause any added wear to the saw.
Great job. I have a 1 man and 2 man cross cut saw What size wood chips should be coming out. I cut a lot of Ash and oak. I cut fire wood and slab some for benches Just want to get the most work for the effort put in. love the jack.
+Ronald Allen The rebar thingy is a home made log dog. A log dog is used commonly in log construction to hold logs in place so they can be worked on. Do a Google search for "log dog" to see more. Thanks, Jim
Awesome work ! Where did you buy that saw ? My Grandfather worked as a lumberjack after the 2nd world war. When i was a young boy, i saw a saw like this in his garage. Keep it going 👍 Greetings from Austria
All the saws I use and very old saws. No one makes new saws of the same quality and reasonable cost as the old ones. You can find them on the USA Ebay.com as long as the seller will ship to Russia.
With a vintage quality saw like the one used here it needs a touch up about every 4 or 5 cords. For most modern off the shelf or poorer quality vintage saws, they would need sharpened much more often.
+steve elliot In this video I used about a dozen sections of 1/4" rubber bungee shock cord. You can find all sizes of that on line but the 1/4" is what I had on hand. Other things used in the day were a rubber band made out of a tire inner tube for a springy stick or sapling. More info at: crosscutsawyer.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1030&p=5501&hilit=Rubber+man#p5501
+Rich Thiel The saw is about 5ft long and was a longer falling saw that was cut/broke off. It is a lance tooth, four cutters and a raker. See details on this saw at: www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/sharpening/Saw%20Reconditioning.htm
Hey Jim. I live in France and use crosscut saw on a daily base to do forestry but my saw is average (wilhelm putsch) and too small for the job. What is your brand, where did you buy yours ? I'd really love to know because it looks much nicer !
kervennic I use quality vintage saws that are maybe 75 years old. The three most common brands of vintage quality saws are Simonds, Disston and Atkins. There seems to be a limited number of vintage saws that were made in the UK but I do not know about France. There is no new currently made saws that are as good as the old ones. Where I live they are quite easy to find second hand and you may be able to find them on Ebay if shipping is not too much for you.
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The health benefits of doing everything by hand, can't be overstated.
Jim, it makes me happy to see someone use a crosscut saw for more than one cut in a video. Thanks for "sawing through" the absurdity. Yes it's a lot of work, but so much more enjoyable and meaningful!
Loved it! That's an awesome idea for the high lift jack. I'll definitely be copying that 👍😀
Thanks!
I'm from Australia....We have have a name for people like you.....Bloody Legend!! Well done mate
I see you Aussies plussed 18 times ;-)
still laughing!!
👌
Pretty neat seeing that top chain slack as the back bole outran the front on the way down. Impressive work, Jim.
What a fantastic video! Where to start? The rubber man helper, the chain bind, the hi-lift Jack, heck even the tire splitting keeper. Wow!
Interesting. I started sawing in the Sixties, yet I've never seen a school marm held together with chains and a binder like you did. Pretty cool.
dangerous
Having just cut through a bunch of 20 inch logs myself, i can attest to how much effort is required. That was an incredible amount of work. Chapeau
Schönes Video, gute Arbeit👍👍👍 Grüße aus Süddeutschland💪
Perfect drop... Such a satisfying feeling when she falls exactly where you want. That was some hard work you made look easy!
You really earned your pay today! Thanks for sharing...
That wood certainly heated you twice :)
well done ol' boy , this is on my list of videos to create and I love the jack all, nice stuff buddy
Hey Mr. Buckin' love your videos also! Cheers friends!
Great work man. Makes me warm and happy. Keep up the good work and always let Jesus show you directions in life. Cheers
I have a bad back and I have dreamed of doing what you just did all my adult life. Privilege to do what you just did. BEAUTIFUL Buck Saw. Awesome!!!!!
I've got some old saws in the shed like the one you have, I'll think I'll have a go!
Good firewood gives warm at least 2 times... ;)
Love that video! Muscular powered hand tools have some kind of meditative working.
It inspires me while I'm working up my first big handsaw. Blade is de-rusted and a bit polished (800 grit, wet), handle is sanded (from 80 grit up to 400) and oiled, tooth are almost finished filing. I'm feeling like a kid before x-mas....
The saw is made in Sweden by Sandvik, built around 1950. It's about 43" total length, partly plain tooth, partly perforated lance tooth.
Bloody hell mate I got knackered just watching you. Great work!
Love,your idea with the jack! Ingenious!
Nice job. That face cut looked great and the hinge after the tree dropped was a classic. Well done.
I really miss living outside of town and being able to do this kind of stuff. It's pretty relaxing using hand tools to cut trees down. I'd much rather listen to birds chirping, leaves rustling in the wind, and the chh chh chh of a saw than barking dogs and loud exhausts.
I went to 10 home and outdoor stores from big box stores to mom and pop stores, None of them carry these crosscut saws. Luckily My wifes grandfather use to own 200 acres in Penn and he had 3 of them. I bought all 3 off of him, I couldn't believe that stores don't carry these and manufacturers don't make them anymore, I guess the days of hard work are truly gone 😞
You can find new saws but the quality is poor. Old vintage saws are much better quality.
Excellent video, i want this saw! Good music ( thanks Rossini)!
Amazing job. Incredible solo effort. You've really got a great setup there and you are one hard working man. Well done.
great demonstration of smart old fashion physical work without a $5, 000 dollar wood processor great video. thx
I have done this. A lot of this. Most of the time I watch TH-cam videos and cringe. Your skills sir, are exemplary. Very well done. I worked for a (very old even then) tree service for the first ten years of my adult life. Where did you get your training? Whomever they were, they did a damn fine job. If you are self-taught I am even more impressed.
I have never seen wood being split in a tire before? And I have been around trees and split more than my fair share, and never saw anything like that before. Interesting.
I was looking through the comments to see all the internet "experts" who haven't split a stick, say how you did that wrong 100 different ways. Didn't see any.
Good skills and video 👍
Maybe one of the 10 best videos ive seen on the net... thanks for sharing!
as others have said that log jack is hot stuff. I'd also like to know what brand of axe and splitting maul you were swinging!
This is bloody impressive! You've convinced this young buck to ditch the chainsaw
Great job Mr. Jim! You're the fastest sawyer I've ever seen! LOL
This man is part human chainsaw, part human dynamo. And he felled it straight down the centre. Don't think you can fault this ole timer!
Jim, you are a badass! Well done sir!
this is the second time I watch the whole thing, uncut ;)
Your Hi-Lift jack mod. certainly gives good service! Making one up for myself-thanks.
Nice thinking with that HighJack,.... I bought one a while ago and knew I would use it someday for something like this.........
Nice job, and good use of that hi-lift jack.
Amazing spirit and strength! Sir.
This looks like an excellent video. !!
That was very entertaining and inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
Great job
Lots of work. I used to split wood to get back in shape.
great respect for your work! very nice Video! Cheers, Erik
Oh, The William Tell Overture was a good choice.
And the lofi version at that.
This a good video
Well I have to say that was a jolly good job. :)
Good job !
Mitico! Saluti dall'Italia!
A couple questions. 1 did you build the log jack, and how?. 2 what is the brand of axe you are using?
The lifting jack is a standard Hi-Lift or Handyman jack with a larger homemade base on it. They are common in the US but not sure about elsewhere. The Puget Sound felling axe at 1:10 is a Sager Chemical Axe 1940. The Single Bit at: 4:01 is a True Temper, about 3.5 or 4 lbs.
Old school cross fit.
amazing job....Tree Terminator
I tip my hat to you sir
Wow nice work! Where can I learn to sharpen my saw to cut like yours?
Do a google video search for "The Crosscut Saw Filer" and you will find a five part video series that does a good job of instruction.
All that with a crosscut saw, I’m impressed.
Very nice video work!
You certainly earned yourself a beer there!
🤔 Do not pick a fight with this man, unless you want to be cut, split, and stacked. ✊🍷🎩🎩🎩
Got one of those, it's up on the wall. Belonged to my late father-in-law, also known as a misery whip.
when they're filed and matched to the right type of wood, they're more like pleasure to use. Like tactile satisfaction.
When they're dull or not matched to the right type of wood....not so great.
Hey Jim, This is a great video. I would just like to plug the idea that you make a video about your saw partner, I read the length you've put in the comments section and seen your pictures of the rig, but a video would put the thing over the top. Just an idea.
Amazing....simply amazing. thank you
Great video, thanks for sharing
Is it feasible to use a bark spud and remove all of the bark before bucking?
It is possible but not normally required to remove the bark. I do remove it if the log has dirt on it and most of the time I skid logs with one end lifted off the ground so only a very small part gets dirty. If the bark is clean it will not cause any added wear to the saw.
Love it!
Awesome job! Would you mind telling us what that mechanism you used to lift the log is called?
That is a Hi-Lift or handyman jack with a home made base on it. I think there is also factory made bases for them.
Thank you!
Looks like great fun!
Great job. I have a 1 man and 2 man cross cut saw What size wood chips should be coming out. I cut a lot of Ash and oak. I cut fire wood and slab some for benches Just want to get the most work for the effort put in. love the jack.
What was that pulley system you had to lift the log? That was ingenius.
That is a Hi-Lift or handyman jack with a home made base on it. I think there is also factory made bases for them.
Great video. Makes me want to get one of the old misery whips
WOW! That saw goes faster than a chain saw. What is the rebar thingy you used to hold the logs apart? Rubber band man is good too.
+Ronald Allen The rebar thingy is a home made log dog. A log dog is used commonly in log construction to hold logs in place so they can be worked on. Do a Google search for "log dog" to see more. Thanks, Jim
Looking such a sharp saw, dont even know how you call it? Let me know.
AMAZing video!! Thank you!
I love this so much!
Excellent work!
A+++++++++ for all that dam effort
Absolute boss
You are a freaking machine.
nice work...and good video.
Awesome work !
Where did you buy that saw ?
My Grandfather worked as a lumberjack after the 2nd world war.
When i was a young boy, i saw a saw like this in his garage.
Keep it going 👍
Greetings from Austria
I thought I was watching an old Path video with the music.
Well done, mate!
Very entertaining video!
check out the noodles in the sawdust! sharp saw!
Extremely impressed 👏
I love your old timey methods. Tell me where I can find a rubber strap like you use and its proper name for a google search.
Thanks Ron
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!
You have an excellent saw. I really want the same. But in Russia these are not produced. Could you help me in purchasing such a saw.
All the saws I use and very old saws. No one makes new saws of the same quality and reasonable cost as the old ones. You can find them on the USA Ebay.com as long as the seller will ship to Russia.
That's the real Superman✌🏻❤️
When it came to bucking I expected you would switch to a chainsaw, but damn was I surprised!
How often do you need to sharpen the crosscut saws?
With a vintage quality saw like the one used here it needs a touch up about every 4 or 5 cords. For most modern off the shelf or poorer quality vintage saws, they would need sharpened much more often.
You sir are Amazing..
I was wondering if anyone else still uses an old crosscut saw for this.
Cheers from Bend Oregon!
Lt. Kettch I'm 15 and bought my first cross cut saw a couple weeks ago I have cleaned it and sharpened it and cut down a tree it is very satisfying
Never saw a rubber man sawing partner. Great idea. I would like to know what you used for the rubber.
+steve elliot In this video I used about a dozen sections of 1/4" rubber bungee shock cord. You can find all sizes of that on line but the 1/4" is what I had on hand. Other things used in the day were a rubber band made out of a tire inner tube for a springy stick or sapling. More info at: crosscutsawyer.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1030&p=5501&hilit=Rubber+man#p5501
Bravo Jim, Bravo!
Best I ever saw. What length blade was that, and what kind of teeth?
+Rich Thiel
The saw is about 5ft long and was a longer falling saw that was cut/broke off. It is a lance tooth, four cutters and a raker. See details on this saw at:
www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/sharpening/Saw%20Reconditioning.htm
Awesome. Thanks for sharing this vid
That was great. Good job. Thanks.
So which is faster to fell and buck completely saw or axe
Rewatched this video! Need to publish some more!
Where do you get a saw like this?? Awesome!
Hey Jim. I live in France and use crosscut saw on a daily base to do forestry but my saw is average (wilhelm putsch) and too small for the job. What is your brand, where did you buy yours ? I'd really love to know because it looks much nicer !
kervennic
I use quality vintage saws that are maybe 75 years old. The three most common brands of vintage quality saws are Simonds, Disston and Atkins. There seems to be a limited number of vintage saws that were made in the UK but I do not know about France. There is no new currently made saws that are as good as the old ones. Where I live they are quite easy to find second hand and you may be able to find them on Ebay if shipping is not too much for you.
💕👏👍 hard work but sleep good at the end of the day 🔥
dead center felled. Nice job.