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Method 1 Method 1 of 2: Folding Sawbuck

1 Make the sawbuck fold if you like. One way to connect the sawbuck together is to use one big bolt of about a 4 inch (10.16 cm) long, and 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) in diameter.
- You may find inexpensive [or free] long bolts, and nuts that fit them, on the ground in a self-service, automobile wrecking yard). Put it in the exact same placement at the center of each "X", using extra-large washers, so that it can be clamped together and loosened to fold for storage.
2 Consider screwing on a leg spacer-brace on each "X". Then unscrew the end spacer-brace to allow the "X" to fold.
- Long, common bolts are not very expensive- they cost between $1 to $1.50 each at a lumber or hardware store. (But, tempered, hardened, fine threaded bolts cost about 4 to 5 times as much.)

Method 2 Method 2 of 2: Rustic Method

1 A simple rough sawbuck or sawhorse may be built in the woods for a camp or lodge.
2 The rustic form shown here can be made in the field from available materials, following a similar process but with wooden poles instead.
- State parks and such probably do not allow any harvesting of wood, so this - building a sawbuck- is for private land or the untamed wilderness.

How to Build a Sawbuck for Cutting Firewood