Best saw type for cutting logs and timbers

Gluteus_Maximus

Hi

I am completely clueless here so bear with me.

I am buying a wood burning stove and I have access to a wood supply of various kinds (mainly fallen tree trunks but also some timber planks).

I want to be able to saw logs and planks with an electric powered saw.

I am thinking I need a table saw or mitre saw on a stand so that I can hold a log to the blade while it cuts into stove sized pieces. I do not want a chainsaw as I guess I then need to keep adjusting the wood in some sort of clamp or vice.

Does what I am saying even make sense? Any advice please. I am happy to spend maybe 200 euro on this but would hope it will last. Thanks!

timfromtang

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058300431/best-saw-type-for-cutting-logs-and-timbers

Whilst a bit outside your budget, something like this would fit your needs nicely.

https://www.hartnett-products.ie/collections/log-saws/products/new-electric-log-saw-500mm

a mitre saw or such like is designed for cutting square edged dry timber,and would not do well at cutting logs, in fact would be rather dangerous to use to cut round material, I presume would prefer to keep your fingers attached to your hands.

Your 200 euro budget is a bit unrealistic perhaps given your needs.

If you were buying timber (no access to free stuff) you would spend more than the price of this saw on fuel in one winter season. you could say that the saw will pay for itself in its first season of use in saved fuel costs.

hope this helps

tim

I have no relation with Hartnett products other than having purchased a log splitter from them some 5 years ago, very happy with its durability and performance.

Gluteus_Maximus

I’d have to get a new 16AMP socket installed as well for that one, so it is a pricy proposition. It is the kind of thing I had in mind though. possibly too heavy duty for me. I would never have a 7 inch log maybe 3 inches.

Elbow grease might be the economic option.

accidental forester

If you want to avoid having to deal with a petrol chainsaw, a corded, electric chainsaw should not be discounted. I have a Worx brand (from B&Q) that's given good service over the last ten years. We made a trestle that is designed for cutting 300mm lengths which is what suits our storage method and stove. The one shown is for 2400mm lengths but you could make a longer one that would afford less shuffling of the logs.

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Gluteus_Maximus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120706890#Comment_120706890

Ah right so you put log in trestle and you can cut it multiple times without having to shift it. That's clever.

Gluteus_Maximus

What about this https://www.screwfix.ie/p/evolution-r210cms-210mm-electric-single-bevel-multi-material-compound-mitre-saw-220-240v/7277p

on one of these ?  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-Mitre-Saw-Stand-Extensions/dp/B005XJ8XQG/

Would that do what I want?

I note Tim's point about the dangers of a mitre saw for cutting logs but this site says it is "the best saw for cutting logs"

https://toolsbrilliance.co.uk/best-saw-for-cutting-logs/