The invention discloses a method of log vacuum drying, which is adaptable to drying process of logs with minor diameter. The method comprises carrying out reheating to-be-dried wood, then keeping the reheating to-be-dried wood under vacuum circumstance, enabling drying media to flow along the longitudinal direction of the to-be-heated wood, controlling the temperature and value of absolute pressure according to corresponding graphs of previously determined medium temperature, the absolute pressure and equilibrium moisture content, charging cooling water in a heat exchange system when the final moisture content of the wood meeting the qualification and thereby realizing rapidly cooling and discharging, wherein the to-be-dried wood is log with minor diameter or plates and the ratio of the length of the to-be-dried wood and the average diameter or thickness is 5-15. The method of the invention enables the wood to be uniformly heated, and obviously shortens the time for the procedures of preheating the wood and drying, thereby largely increasing the production efficiency of drying the wood.