"For me, it's easier to stand the log on end to make vertical cuts," Barnes says. He sinks a 6-foot log into a shallow hole and uses a chain saw to mill two 3-inch-thick slabs for use as a back and ...

Logs are uneven and there are a few things I do to help make the layout chalk line more accurate. I have also read a couple of tips like holding the line down in the middle then snapping twice and ...