Olympia Tools 80-934 Forest Master Ultimate Sawhorse

So far very durable. I have grossly exceeded the size of log that you're supposed to use on this, and it's held up well. I've had a 10 ft long 8-in diameter iron wood log in it, and the only complaint that I have is the stabilizer foot could be wider. But it does work and work well.

This really is a great tool. The assembly instructions are terrible. But more than once I said "where have you been all my life" while using it.

I live in the woods so I cut down dead trees and cut up my own firewood regularly. This thing is an awesome tool that I'm glad I came across. Assembly wasn't too hard and I got to using it right away. So far I've put pieces of trees about 12 inches or so and 8 feet long on it and it holds them steady no problem. No more of the chainsaw getting pinched as i get close to cutting thru, no more holding the logs steady while i cut. This has made cutting up the trees and branches super easy and fast. It folds up nice and slim when not needed and then just unfolds and needs 2 pins to be ready for use. I recommend this to anyone who cuts up their own firewood and all regularly.

In cutting firewood I always struggled with keeping the log stable. I usually used my left foot to steady the log but it still moves and it felt unsafe. I saw this Olympia log holder and ordered one to give it a try. Took me about an hour to put it together. They use hex screws and one of them is quite large and I didn’t have a wrench large enough but I improvised to get it to work. Not a huge deal. Once I got it together I tried it out with a log that was about 8 inches in diameter and about 12 feet long. It held it perfectly! I was able to cut easily from both sides and the log didn’t move a bit. Cut a few more of various sizes and it worked great.I feel much safer cutting my firewood now and my back doesn’t hurt this morning!

The instructions could be just a little bit better, but overall was figured out Sturdy, not too heavy, well-made light enough to carry it around really works well proud of mine

Nightmare assembly! Many components don't fit well and required excessive force to get them together. Works okay but nothing special. I can't honestly recommend it.

First off, the bad: When I started the assembly, the first bolt that I needed was missing and it wasn't one that I could easily replace on my own. I called Olympia Tools, left a message on their website, emailed and didn't get a positive response back that they would replace the missing bolt, but after about a week and a half a package just showed up with the replacement bolt and a few extra assorted bolts that I didn't need as well. Some kind of communication that it was on it's way would have been nice.The instructions could be a bit more detailed and the accompanying pictures a bit bigger and clearer but the only real fustration I had actually putting it together was getting the back legs on the unit. They are suppose to insert into the upright but the workmanship on the uprights wasn't exact and I had to hammer the legs into the upright units just to get the bolt holes to line up. That is almost the last thing you do to assemble it so it was very fustrating to get so far along with the possibility that I couldn't complete the assembly after all. A bit of pounding (and cursing) eventually turned the trick and the assembly was finished successfully.Now the good: It works fine. It folds for storage and only weighs 28 pounds so it's easy to carry to wherever you need it and open it up. I'm a 65 year old 5'6" woman in good condition but not a bodybuilder or power lifter by any means. It really helps to take the strain off your back while bucking firewood and prevents the chainsaw from accidentally touching the ground and dulling the chain. I'm never going to get a 660 lb log onto the sawhorse (the maximum weight it claims to hold) because I wouldn't be able to drag that much weight to the saw horse, but I've cut logs as long as 12 feet and 10" in diameter with no problem. Repositioning the chain for each new log takes a moment because of the latching mechanism that locks the chain on upward movement, but otherwise it's pretty quick and easy to set up for cutting multiple logs one after the other. I haven't yet tried cutting multiple small logs at once yet so I'm not sure how that will work but it claims you can do that. It seems steady and secure as I cut. I would recommend this for how it works. but not really happy about the problem with missing parts and the assembly issues.

Absolutely love this tool. Definitely eases the burden on prepping logs.

Simply to build and use! Awesome addition to the tools!

Very useful

Pratique peu espace

I was unable to assemble this product due to a significant manufacturing defect. The screw holes on the chain holder cross-brace were not drilled properly. (The holes in both legs however, were correct and symmetrical.) In the photo, you can see just how far off the legs were. They should of course be parallel! In order to get this fixed properly, the holes would need to be welded closed and then re-drilled in the correct position. So, weld, grind, drill, and refinish. I didn't have the time or patience to fool around with this. It's wood cutting season not welding season and I have a lot of wood cutting to do. Another issue concerned the hardware that came with the sawhorse which had a mix of 35 and 40 mm bolts which was not in accordance with the parts list in the instructions. The final issue I have with this item is the very high price. At the time of this review, the sawhorse was being sold by Forest Master for £79.95 which is about $110 Canadian Dollars but I had to pay over double that amount! Pretty sad the way Canadian customers get treated!

The sawhorse works well, but assembly was difficult as several holes did not line up properly. The worst case of this is the holes for the removable pins in the folding legs, they were so far off that I had to use a rotary tool to expand one side of each hole. Once assembled, it serves its purpose very well, but quality control needs to be improved in the manufacturing process.