Mark Logs for Bucking

of the base right here and that's just a simple just throwing the measuring tape on take her out to eight foot right there and we've got plenty of lumber here so oh this is not a locking measuring tape so we're at eight foot here's what I'll do typically I know where I'm going to cut it I'll just take a little twig like this and we want to be at about eight foot three eight foot four so I'll just lay this right there okay now our next cut is going to be a 16 foot cut and this measuring tape sucks the measuring tape doesn't suck it's me there's a button down here I'm so used to having a lock right here it's got a button right there lever lock that's the measuring tape it doesn't suck it's a good tape 13. it's so windy the measuring tape won't sit up right all right just going to put a stick right here put the 16 Mark and see what other cut I can get out of this I think I can get another eight footer out or maybe even two eight Footers out of this so I'll hit this a little paint right there come on down toss the paint where I need it next it's so wet out here guys hopefully I get the tractor in here and get this thing out without making a huge mess tomorrow that is right at eight foot so we'll actually just paint a mark right here