Abstract: A log holder for supporting a log in a horizontal orientation by engaging one end of the log, thereby leaving the other end free for cutting. The holder includes a base (12), a frame (20) extending upwardly from the base, upper (24) and lower (22) supports mounted to the frame above the base, and a counterweight support (26). The lower support includes an upwardly facing first contact surface (56). The upper support includes a downwardly facing second contact surface (70, 72, 74) that is horizontally spaced from the first contact surface in a first direction. The lower and upper contact surfaces are vertically positioned with respect to one another such that one end of the log (10) can be supported therebetween in a generally horizontal orientation, with the log extending from the lower support in a direction opposite the first direction. The counterweight support is mounted to the frame above the base and is horizontally spaced from the upper support in the first direction.