Using the Logosol Timberjig

After cutting and ripping 2 trees by hand over the last 2 years, I decided to work faster and with less effort, and bought the Logosol Timberjig, a chainsaw guide for ripping boards out of a log. My little 37cc Husqvarna was not up to the task so I upgraded to a powerful Stihl MS361. I was lucky to get permission to cut a big cherry tree (almost 60cm diameter at the base) that was dying. It is 30 minutes away from the nearest road, so I carried the gear on my back. Also, the terrain is quite steep, and treacherous to work on. After I felled the tree, and started bucking the trunk, the biggest log rolled down 10 meters into a small ravine.

So I had to get a GripHoist to pull it out. That must have been close to 300kg, the specified limit.

Note the pink sealing paint on the end grain, to reduce checking. Then, following the instructions, I went and squared the log,

Then I cut 6 nice boards out of it, each between 5 and 8 cm thick, 30cm wide, and 1.6 m long.

After carrying all boards back to the road (30kg each, round-trip takes one hour!), the wood is now drying in a safe place. The whole enterprise took me most week-ends of this spring. I still have 3 logs to rip, but first I will take a rest.