bandsaw end cut log jig

[Raif Harik]

Hi folks. I was wondering if any of y'all had a nice design for jig that allows you to cut the end off a log without cutting your hands/arms off. I know carter & sons has one for nice affordable $140 but I'm thinking like maybe triangles with drywall screws coming out as spikes. Not to drive into the log of course, but just to grab it nicely as you push it through.
Thanks,
Raif

 

[john lucas]

I dont have a photo if mine but it is just 2 pieces of plywood mounted on two triangle pieces so the form a V. This was mounted on a flat board. There is a small stip of wood on the bottom to ride in the miter slot.
I put the round log in the v cradle and cut off whatever I need. No pointed screws needed.

 

[Raif Harik]

Yea but it's gonna be so cool!

 

[Dave Landers]

I dont have a photo if mine but it is just 2 pieces of plywood mounted on two triangle pieces so the form a V. This was mounted on a flat board. There is a small stip of wood on the bottom to ride in the miter slot.
I put the round log in the v cradle and cut off whatever I need. No pointed screws needed.

Similar for me. A chunk of 4x4 cut on the diagonal stuck to a flat plywood board. No mitre strip, I just freehand it. If it feels sketchy to hole, I'll use plumbing pipe hanger strap across the log - one screw into each 4x4 half.

 

[Ric Taylor]

Here is a pic of my log jig. There is a runner on the bottom that rides in the miter slot of the bandsaw table. The strap holds the log VERY securely, the log will not roll or go anywhere. Caution is needed to make sure the strap end is well away from the blade. This makes a really dangerous task very safe.

 

[robo hippy]

I have seen a V notch type of sled which will work. Also saw some guy on You Tube who had his chainsaw mounted on a hinge type thing and it worked well also.

robo hippy

 

[Dean Center]

Mine is just a 2X4 with a V cut length wise, 45 degree angle on each side of the cut, about 1" deep. I do have a wood piece on the bottom to fit in the miter groove. Works fine for the sizes I would cut that way. Remember that the jig will take up some of the saw's max cutting height.

 

[John K Jordan]

I simply use wedges. Been doing log cross sections like this for 15 years and so far have not had a problem.

Another thing that works is use a couple of wood screws to temporarily attach a piece of plywood to both sides. I put the screws in places that won't be used anyway. I show this in my logs to blanks video. I usually use these to hold a log steady while ripping but they also work for cross cutting.

To crosscut smaller rounds I simply made a large v-groove down the length of a block of wood.

JKJ

 

[John K Jordan]

Also saw some guy on You Tube who had his chainsaw mounted on a hinge type thing

I thought I remembered you making and showing such a chain-chop=saw device many years ago. Maybe on woodcentral or sawmill creek?