so yeah, the timber…
Canadian Salvaged Timber to my own back yard.
two cross cuts, no big deal, what? 20 minutes work…make it 35.
I wasn’t doing anything anyway.
; )
happy Bang 7 ~ peace out.
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so yeah, the timber…
Canadian Salvaged Timber to my own back yard.
two cross cuts, no big deal, what? 20 minutes work…make it 35.
I wasn’t doing anything anyway.
; )
happy Bang 7 ~ peace out.
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Awesome score Tom!
I’m green with timber-envy. It’s really coincidental that you post about this when last week I just blogged about my own close encounter with big old beams in the wild (Brooklyn) last week. An old textile factory was getting gutted near my studio and the adjacent sidewalks were literally clogged with piles of massive timbers. If the stuff wasn’t being guarded 24/7 I’d be out there with a crosscut saw and a hand cart plucking up choice pieces of old growth. Papa needs a new bench.
What are you planning to make with your pieces?
Cheers,
Niels
Hey Niels,
thanks for the comments.
I know what you mean, one day last year I had a friend sit on a few sticks of old growth pine ( maybe fir??) still not 100% sure…but he literally sat there until I came across town to get some wheels and we loaded up a pile of it.
That was all 8/4 stock between 7 -10″ wide and lengths about 8′ long.
This 8″ x 8″ is elm and heavy as sin…thought oak at first when we picked it up and then maybe locust…turns out to be elm~; 0 ??
these cuts are for the legs on my new work bench. a kind of hybrid between a Japanese planing beam and a European ‘chowder’….say hello to NYC for me,
cheers!
Tom,
It looks like you used one of the refurbished Disstons. What was the turnaround on the sharpening service?
Matt
Hey Matt,
this is actually my Pax handsaw I bought from Lee Valley abut 8 years ago. I made the handle 7 years ago and have filed it 100 times since then. It’s my main x-cut saw and worked well on this elm although it would have been good if it was a little longer for the 8″ timber.
thanks for the question.
cheers!
Hi Tom,
Would love to see your plans for the hybrid workbench you’re making. Got any links to those or can you scan some in?
-Miles
Miles, thanks for the comments.
Once the bench is complete I’ll be offering plans. stay tuned and thanks for the interest.
Tom, I know how you feel. I recently had to rip down some 8/4 brazillian cherry. No easy task, I think a 30″ rip took me 10-15 minutes. What a work out!