Abstract: A log holder for holding a log, tree or other piece of wood in a raised position above the ground to enable the log, tree or other piece of wood to be cut into pieces is disclosed. The log holder comprises a support member arranged to provide a fulcrum on which a log can be supported and about which the log can be pivoted. Stop means is provided and is adapted to adjustably secure strap means, the strap means being adapted to wrap in a loop around a log to hold the log in a cantilevered position between the strap means and the support member, wherein the stop means is adapted to enable the size of a loop of the strap means wrapped around a log resting on the support means to be decreased but not increased.