This is the most practical cost effective solution to measuring firewood! It beats the measuring stick, tape measure, magnet stick, and I believe the laser system. Good idea thank you!
Good idea Chris. When I was in the factory life as a mold technician I painted all sorts of my tools pink and used pink tape. I gotta say, my tools were always made it back to my tool box. Now I work in a lumber yard, being trapped inside for 8~12 hours was not my cup of coffee. Outside is way better and the coffee just taste better. Not every job has to be about money, do what you like to do and the money will come. Being happy doing what you do is priceless. 😎👍🏻
Have used this tip and it has saved me a lot of time. Especially when I don't have to look for something to measure with. They always sit in place on the saw. 😃 Thanks for that! 👍
Indeed Chris you are the MBA of firewood. Fine stuff as usual even though you have a Huskvarna OCD ! 😜 What I've do, depending on the bar size, is just mark the saw across with a magic marker. For me it seems simpler to use the saw as marker although you have to turn the saw for the cuts. JMNSHO.
I saw your original video on this method. I rigged a saw and tried it out today. I've got to say, it's the best compared to all the other ways to measure. I used a thin one and found it to be no problem with getting in the way. Thanks
Good morning to you Chris, always great to see "new and improved". Andrew at Easton Made Wood Splitters just announced that he purchased his dad's line of wood processors (Bell) and will now have Easton Made Wood Processors. It is probably something to look at once you get your tractor.
Break a stick or cut a small piece of wood laying around @ 16" get some bright colored sidewalk childrens chalk and mark away, even works over snow covered logs.
John Richmond Chris did you know that they make laser lights for the handlebar that you can set to whatever length you need. They don't seem to get of soaring and also you can switch them off when you not in use's .
Yup, I have 4 of them and I have done several videos all about them, they are called PROSIZERS. I have all 3 versions. The zip ties are fast easy and cheap, but the lazers work great too.
As a certified occupational therapy assistant(COTA) this adaptation makes my heart smile. I believe your eyes will miss the larger pink contrast target that the beefier zip tie provided. You will notice this when you actually have to look for the current smaller pink target. Surprise! I offer a suggestion😂. Add one to two additional zip ties above or below the current zip tie to give a beefier zip tie unit. Tape a “flag” at the left end of the zip ties for a larger visual target. Make the flag out of a full strip of tape 4 inches long and fold over the three zip tie unit, sticky side to sticky side for a 2” X2” “flag” that your peripheral vision will more easily locate. Put three to four rounds of black tape on the handle above and below the zip tie unit to prevent vertical slippage but yet allow horizontal rotation to move the device out of the way. Wrapping the zip tie clockwise(when looking from above ) around the handle keeps the zip tie lock from the front of the handle. Hope this helps. Brian.
Holy smokes you must have a ginormous brain to watch and think of all that stuff, I had to read it twice to figure it out!!! I will play with it and give it a try!! Thanks again Brian!
Hey Chris....nice update...after your first video on this i only had regular zip ties like what you're using now....all saws have them and working out Great!! Don't work tooooo hard today!
I liked your idea, but instead of using pink tape on the end I fixed a smaller bright yellow zip tie on the end at 90 degrees leaving about four inches pointing forward to the log so it actually rests on the cut end
You said, "The best measuring device there is for measuring firewood cutting" - Evidently you didn't watch MY video from last week because I had the best measuring device! :) Just teasing you. Nice job.
Just watched your vid Purple. I have used your technique, but would generally say it's cumbersome for large qty's. Not terribly, but when you do 200 cords I would say it's a lot of saw wrangling.
What i would do is put tape just under the zip tie kinda thick and just above just as thick so you could still swivel the zip ties in and out. That way you could keep the thicker ones on the saw and still release them easy to replace when they get brittle
Good question! I Don't know and I don't care, call OSHA!!!! HA!! No..... don't .....they will come and inspect me and if they do I'll be locked up fast!!
My guess is that I would have a hard time finding 40 below tie-wraps in NC. Nice improvement to go with the smaller and more flexible tie-wrap. It's in the low 20s with some pretty tough wind this morning. That's cold for us.
Hi Chris. Was wondering if you ever thought of explaining how you sort your wood as far as what is customer grade wood vs castoff's or boiler wood? More specifically punky wood (what you see as acceptable/not acceptable). Keep up the good work.
@@InTheWoodyard No relation, but I did have a kid in my high school named Chuck Norris. He wasn't "the" Chuck Norris, but "a" Chuck Norris and definitely didn't look like the original.
They will all harden and break as it’s the uv light rays that eventually break down their flexibility, I have them on a powerlead that’s tied to a steel wire running from shed to shed and I’m replacing them every year as they all harden out. But as they are as cheap as chips it’s not a problem, I get them at a local outdoor market for £2 per 100 which is probably about $ 1.50 cents.👍
This measuring device works great the 75 -80% of the time when cutting wood from left to right. The 20-25% of the time you cut from right to left I snicker to myself watching your brain for that microsecond process how you’re going to measure those cuts, with having to utilize the marks on the bar, yet looking for the pink tape. Surprise again, I have another suggestion😂😂😂. You may actually have to purchase the >14 inch zip ties for this to work. Attach the same 2-3 zip tie unit to the right side of the handle(this time wrapping them counterclockwise around the handle to keep the lock in the back) place the same sized 2” X 2” pink “flag” on the right terminus of the zip tie unit with black tape above and below the locks at the handle and keep the unit horizontally rotated out of the way (except for the 20-25% of the time when cutting from right to left). Little bit of extra time up front to save wasted time and energy rotating the entire saw for measuring right to left distances. One of the greatest frustrations as a therapist is getting buy-in from the patients who have “always done it this way” because it has been sufficient for 80 years. 😊 once again, Great video.
Once in a while I get some one who wants shorter pieces for a cook stove and some like longer ones for fire pits or wood boilers. But they still buy the standard size because that is the standard that I and everyone else has.
Dude... Just get a magnet bar to attach to your chainsaw bar... Notch the logs to make the cuts... Then remove the magnet and saw through your notched logs.
It is an easy way for being consistent with the cut because I sell the firewood and people do not want pieces to long or to short for their racks and it is a better looking and more professional product than guessing the correct size. Have a good one!
Probably not a good idea, it will affect your chains speed tolerances and bar strength vector not to mention the fuel consumption required to move the saws teeth at an consistent cutting angle that will cause a harder time of debris removal away from the power head at an appropriate degree of deployment and then interfere with the exhaust being properly moved away from said device. I would suggest tying a rope to the saw and using it a s a boat anchor, buy a Husqvarna, you will thank me latter! HA!!!! Gary I hope you get my feeble attempt at trying to be a bit funny! Have a good one!
🤣Just gonna throw this out there. If a zip tie on your saw gives you problems felling a tree, or if you think it will, you probably shouldn’t be felling trees. JS
This is the most practical cost effective solution to measuring firewood! It beats the measuring stick, tape measure, magnet stick, and I believe the laser system. Good idea thank you!
Thanks so much Tom, it does work very well and it is cheap and easy!
Tried your zip tie idea works like a gem Chris and love your videos keep up the great work.
Great to hear! Thanks Gerry!
Good idea Chris. When I was in the factory life as a mold technician I painted all sorts of my tools pink and used pink tape. I gotta say, my tools were always made it back to my tool box. Now I work in a lumber yard, being trapped inside for 8~12 hours was not my cup of coffee. Outside is way better and the coffee just taste better. Not every job has to be about money, do what you like to do and the money will come. Being happy doing what you do is priceless. 😎👍🏻
Yes, I agree with every thing you said! Out is better than in!!!
Have used this tip and it has saved me a lot of time. Especially when I don't have to look for something to measure with. They always sit in place on the saw. 😃 Thanks for that! 👍
Glad it helped!
Indeed Chris you are the MBA of firewood. Fine stuff as usual even though you have a Huskvarna OCD ! 😜 What I've do, depending on the bar size, is just mark the saw across with a magic marker. For me it seems simpler to use the saw as marker although you have to turn the saw for the cuts. JMNSHO.
Yup, I used to do that too, add up the extra movement each time and in a week you waste hours of cutting time. Try a zip tie! They are cheap!
I saw your original video on this method. I rigged a saw and tried it out today. I've got to say, it's the best compared to all the other ways to measure. I used a thin one and found it to be no problem with getting in the way.
Thanks
Great to hear Tom!
Never have measured firewood but that’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing Chris! 👍🏻
I eyeball it a lot but I do try to be consistent for the customers!
Thanks Chris. Great ideas.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for this handy tip I put one on my saw last week and it saves me a lot of time
Glad it helped Chris!
Good morning to you Chris, always great to see "new and improved". Andrew at Easton Made Wood Splitters just announced that he purchased his dad's line of wood processors (Bell) and will now have Easton Made Wood Processors. It is probably something to look at once you get your tractor.
Larry, I heard about that and it will be a great thing, can't wait to see them!!! Thanks!
G’morning Chris. Great set-up. Thanks for the info ! Keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
That is a good idea Chris💡💡. Will give it a try for sure👍.
Go for it! It is not expensive for sure!!
Morning! Great idea and I still haven’t installed on my saw yet. I need to get busy. Thanks for sharing. GNI
What are you waiting for, your son can help you if it is to hard for ya!! HA!
Break a stick or cut a small piece of wood laying around @ 16" get some bright colored sidewalk childrens chalk and mark away, even works over snow covered logs.
I used to do that this is WAY faster and easier.
Congratulations on 5k subs brother
Thank you so much Matt!
John Richmond
Chris did you know that they make laser lights for the handlebar that you can set to whatever length you need. They don't seem to get of soaring and also you can switch them off when you not in use's .
Yup, I have 4 of them and I have done several videos all about them, they are called PROSIZERS. I have all 3 versions. The zip ties are fast easy and cheap, but the lazers work great too.
Good morning Chris . Good idea with the extreme zip ties.Who knew that was a thing ?Not me. I'll be interested to see how ya like the new set up.
Me too! I gotta pile waiting for me to attack!
I need one on my saw! I’m using your old method right now... from my dogs to the tip of my bar is 16 inches!
That is a good measuring device too, but not a good as the Ferrari you dad is going to get you!
As a certified occupational therapy assistant(COTA) this adaptation makes my heart smile. I believe your eyes will miss the larger pink contrast target that the beefier zip tie provided. You will notice this when you actually have to look for the current smaller pink target. Surprise! I offer a suggestion😂. Add one to two additional zip ties above or below the current zip tie to give a beefier zip tie unit. Tape a “flag” at the left end of the zip ties for a larger visual target. Make the flag out of a full strip of tape 4 inches long and fold over the three zip tie unit, sticky side to sticky side for a 2” X2” “flag” that your peripheral vision will more easily locate. Put three to four rounds of black tape on the handle above and below the zip tie unit to prevent vertical slippage but yet allow horizontal rotation to move the device out of the way. Wrapping the zip tie clockwise(when looking from above ) around the handle keeps the zip tie lock from the front of the handle. Hope this helps. Brian.
Holy smokes you must have a ginormous brain to watch and think of all that stuff, I had to read it twice to figure it out!!! I will play with it and give it a try!! Thanks again Brian!
Lol. Please say just kidding.😂
Hey Chris....nice update...after your first video on this i only had regular zip ties like what you're using now....all saws have them and working out Great!! Don't work tooooo hard today!
Cool, thanks for the info, now get cuttin'!!!!
I liked your idea, but instead of using pink tape on the end I fixed a smaller bright yellow zip tie on the end at 90 degrees leaving about four inches pointing forward to the log so it actually rests on the cut end
Yes! I checked yours out on your channel, nice!
@@InTheWoodyard Isn't youtube great! I would be more productive if I spent less time watching it though!
love simple. thanks chris
You bet Jimmy!
Great vid. Or nicely done, "If you prefer."
Ha! Yes I do prefer! Thanks Michael!!
Nice Improvement that should work out.. Now go to your log pile and get started on the R&D.. 😁👍
That's the plan! Thanks Daniel, hopefully tomorrow night I'll be on back 40!
@@InTheWoodyard : see you tomorrow in the wood yard and Friday night on back40s live feed..
Hahaha hes in a good mood with all his funny comments:-)-
I am always in a good mood, when I am in the wood yard!!!!
Well, I'm probably going to go ahead and give this a try.
Can you afford it, they are .10 cents apiece!! HA!
Its a great way to measure.
Thanks Tom!!
Get a metal pipe and T.
Zip tie 2 ends of the T then glue the length of the pipe to the other end.
It should be able to be moved out of the way
Metal will ad weight, I avoid weight. Thanks for watching Brian!
Oh OK.
Your welcome
Silly me just had some thin cheapies and used them after the first video.
Works well I don't even bother with highlight tape at the end.
Way to go Don!
I knew you would figure it out, been using extreme zips for some time, they hold up longer. Now get back to splitting! Lol
Now you tell me!!! Thanks Mark!!
Kinda like a curb feeler for your chainsaw. I think you’re beginning to channel your inner Red Green, ehh?
Yup, curb feelers! Yes someone told me I even look like him! HA!
@@InTheWoodyard you have a similar dry humor. If you run out of wood to cut, split, stack and deliver; you could do a Red Green parody.
Mr. Celcius and Mr. Fareinheit both agreed on one thing:
-40 degrees is damn cold!
YES!!!! You got that right!
You said, "The best measuring device there is for measuring firewood cutting" - Evidently you didn't watch MY video from last week because I had the best measuring device! :) Just teasing you. Nice job.
Maybe I did and you where...... WRONG!! Ha!! Thanks for watching!
Just watched your vid Purple. I have used your technique, but would generally say it's cumbersome for large qty's. Not terribly, but when you do 200 cords I would say it's a lot of saw wrangling.
What i would do is put tape just under the zip tie kinda thick and just above just as thick so you could still swivel the zip ties in and out. That way you could keep the thicker ones on the saw and still release them easy to replace when they get brittle
Ya Bobby that is a good idea, give it a try and let me know how it works for you!
How did you mangle your chain break chris!? Good splice job, must be holding strong.
That is the third one I broke!!! It was a bar pinch that I got out by cutting another spot and the tree twisted in the pile and smashed it off!!
Good Morning Chris, what is the tolerance on length of the zip-tie? I’m just kidding, couldn’t resist. Cheap and easy DIY.
Good question! I Don't know and I don't care, call OSHA!!!! HA!! No..... don't .....they will come and inspect me and if they do I'll be locked up fast!!
My guess is that I would have a hard time finding 40 below tie-wraps in NC. Nice improvement to go with the smaller and more flexible tie-wrap. It's in the low 20s with some pretty tough wind this morning. That's cold for us.
Thanks Phil! Winter is just going to start for us tonight! Snow followed by -40 wind chill!!!!
@@InTheWoodyard Wow, you wouldn't want to break down on the way to town in those temperatures. A man could die pretty quick left outside.
Great idea.
Will we see it in action soon?
See you tomorrow
Yes you will, I have a pile of logs waiting for me now!!
Do you set aside any 24" for customers! I only got one so far and wonder if theres alot of demand for it! Non boilers
No, but I have thought about making some boiler size wood for a few guys who would like it!
Hi Chris. Was wondering if you ever thought of explaining how you sort your wood as far as what is customer grade wood vs castoff's or boiler wood? More specifically punky wood (what you see as acceptable/not acceptable). Keep up the good work.
Ya, I could do that some time, good idea! Say high to Chuck for me!!
@@InTheWoodyard No relation, but I did have a kid in my high school named Chuck Norris. He wasn't "the" Chuck Norris, but "a" Chuck Norris and definitely didn't look like the original.
Well I guess iam gonna have to sell My stihl chainsaws.probably won't get crap for them and upgrade to Husqvarna.zip-ties on order thanks Billy👍
Oops sorry I meant Chris.ha ha axes looked awesome.Thanks
Mr. Dud, that is a very good idea!! Ha, no Stihls are good saws!
That is ok I have been called much worse things!!!!!!
They will all harden and break as it’s the uv light rays that eventually break down their flexibility, I have them on a powerlead that’s tied to a steel wire running from shed to shed and I’m replacing them every year as they all harden out. But as they are as cheap as chips it’s not a problem, I get them at a local outdoor market for £2 per 100 which is probably about $ 1.50 cents.👍
some zip tie co make uv resistant ties for out door use
Ya, they are cheap! Thanks Brian!
This measuring device works great the 75 -80% of the time when cutting wood from left to right. The 20-25% of the time you cut from right to left I snicker to myself watching your brain for that microsecond process how you’re going to measure those cuts, with having to utilize the marks on the bar, yet looking for the pink tape. Surprise again, I have another suggestion😂😂😂. You may actually have to purchase the >14 inch zip ties for this to work. Attach the same 2-3 zip tie unit to the right side of the handle(this time wrapping them counterclockwise around the handle to keep the lock in the back) place the same sized 2” X 2” pink “flag” on the right terminus of the zip tie unit with black tape above and below the locks at the handle and keep the unit horizontally rotated out of the way (except for the 20-25% of the time when cutting from right to left). Little bit of extra time up front to save wasted time and energy rotating the entire saw for measuring right to left distances. One of the greatest frustrations as a therapist is getting buy-in from the patients who have “always done it this way” because it has been sufficient for 80 years. 😊 once again, Great video.
Sound less like a therapist and more like an OSHA Inspector.
Thanks Brian, you put a lot of thought into your viewing!!! I just want it to be easy and fast!!
HAAAA!!!
I’m sure you will get a lot of comments re: you can release any zip tie- a very small flat head screw driver.
I always release them with a knife or aside cutter!!!! HA!!
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TOEKNEE!!!
16" is standard length . Do you have costumers that want different lengths?
Once in a while I get some one who wants shorter pieces for a cook stove and some like longer ones for fire pits or wood boilers. But they still buy the standard size because that is the standard that I and everyone else has.
Dude... Just get a magnet bar to attach to your chainsaw bar... Notch the logs to make the cuts... Then remove the magnet and saw through your notched logs.
Dude, I did that, it is MUCH faster to mark and cut at the same time now!!
Geez I just turn chainsaw and quickly eyeball from tip of bar to handle ( or whatever you want) to get length I want. Sounds kinda hard, huh.
It is an easy way for being consistent with the cut because I sell the firewood and people do not want pieces to long or to short for their racks and it is a better looking and more professional product than guessing the correct size. Have a good one!
Ha 43rd comment. Must be planning a day off trying to build up video inventory lol.
Stan, you can do better than 43rd!!
Should work great, 🪵👍🏼🇱🇷
Thanks Larry!
Keep it up and you'll be making another product to sell lol!
No, I just want cutting to be fast and easy for myself and other! Thanks Mr. Chicken!
That's a genius idea. But, does this work with Stihl chainsaws? Lol
Probably not a good idea, it will affect your chains speed tolerances and bar strength vector not to mention the fuel consumption required to move the saws teeth at an consistent cutting angle that will cause a harder time of debris removal away from the power head at an appropriate degree of deployment and then interfere with the exhaust being properly moved away from said device. I would suggest tying a rope to the saw and using it a s a boat anchor, buy a Husqvarna, you will thank me latter! HA!!!! Gary I hope you get my feeble attempt at trying to be a bit funny! Have a good one!
@@InTheWoodyard That was funny. :)
@@InTheWoodyard : got a little scientific in being funny.. Hahahah😂😂👍
Why 16 inches?
It is the standard length in North America, that's why.
You always doing nice videos keep on coming with them God bless you and your family take care text me back please
Thanks for watching Ralph, see you here again tomorrow!
Here is the yellow zip tie in action
th-cam.com/video/1HcjLtSdX7Q/w-d-xo.html
LOOKS GOOD!
Don't need / want extra stuff hanging off chainsaw.
OK!
Haters gonna hate 😂
Over target.
Taking flack
Patent PENDING!
No, it is FREE to use! Thanks Rob!
what happens when you fell a tree
The tree hits the ground and I cut it up, is this a trick question Tommy?
@@InTheWoodyard how do you drop a tree with that thing in your way
🤣Just gonna throw this out there. If a zip tie on your saw gives you problems felling a tree, or if you think it will, you probably shouldn’t be felling trees. JS
Lol those zip ties are dang heavy it must throw you off balance. 🙄
I'm saying won't they be in the way?
Really long winded
Are you talking to me, because if you are thanks! That is why people watch and listen for edjutainment!! Thanks Robert!
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Thanks man!