Timber Framing

[woodworkingboy]

Dave, that's a cool angle indicator. I had never seen anything like that.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I think that one is from CMT, but there are others available.

 

[brendonv]

Wow thats cool. Ill check out the videos later. Thanks again.

 

[brendonv]

This mornings flea finds.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Let me guess, you have $20 for it?

 

[Dave Shepard]

You'll have to build a sharpening jig for that. It won't fit in the MKII.

 

[brendonv]

Hahahha na $90. I understand it won't fit. I walked by and was like whoa. Been looking for you all year. I've got my firewood done so I'm getting closer to shaving wood.

 

[Dave Shepard]

How smooth is the back side of the cutting edge? If it's really nice, then it's a $150 or better. If it's a little bit pitted, then it's still a $120 slick.

 

[brendonv]

It's very nice shape overall. Won't shave hairs right now but not pitted or damaged in anyways.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Nice! Can you read a name on it anywhere?

 

[brendonv]

Yep. Lightning extra no1 -------hamilton

 

[Dave Shepard]

I've never heard of that company. My PS&W slicks are both marked No.1 EX. Must have been a classification of some kind.

 

[brendonv]

There is something before hamilton. I cant make it out as it looks like their stamp didnt push in enough.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Good find, Brendon. If you have a chisel where the back is lightly pitted or not flat, using lapping compound and a flat steel plate will get it looking pristine again. You could also do it on a stone, but the plate stays flat and the compound will cut faster. There are different grits of compound, and they will bring a pristine surface as they break down and polish. Most chisels or plane irons aren't truly flat to begin with, it is good to lap them.

 

[Dave Shepard]

This thread is in need of updating, even if only to post a boring picture of an old timber. I've finally gotten a chance to start on one of my small sheds that I have to build. It's brutal (by New England standards ) in the midday sun, so I hide in the garage with the fan blowing. I've got most of my junk pushed to the outside of the garage. Looks sort of like it's been centrifuged.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice hunk of timber!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Trestle type saw horses, those are cool!

 

[PCTREE]

Ditto on the saw horses

I need to post some pics in this thread also....

 

[PCTREE]

This is one of the roof beams, roof has a 25% grade so I figured the easiest way to achieve this is cut a 25% angle on top of the beam


This is our progress so far...

 

[Dave Shepard]

What's the joint on the corner? I see two peg holes, are you going to use a spline?

 

[PCTREE]

Yup spine catches beam 8x8 cross tie and post on top

 

[PCTREE]

This is what I have been spending my free time on of late.....

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Whatcha making? A drop test tower?

 

[Dave Shepard]

Nice!

 

[MasterBlaster]

What is it???