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Re: Pioneer Days :D
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 8/15/2002, 1:05 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Green Oak (Tony)

Hi Brian,

: You can spit that on site -- lots of sweat.

That's what popped into my mind. Rent a sledge and a gang of wedges and split it into quarters.

Pick up Roy Underhill's video on classic chairmaking techniques. I happened to catch it on the tube a few months ago and it was a great segment; Lyle Wheeler demonstrates state of the art chairmaking (circa 1850) by making a spinning wheel. As I recall, he shows how to radial saw stock and shape it lickety split. Lyle says that his chairs will outlast any factory chair. That's what I would do... most people aren't that nuts :)

- Chip
http://www.nwlink.com/~chips

Roy Underhill Video

Messages In This Thread

Material: Green Oak
Brian Nystrom -- 8/15/2002, 9:20 am
Making Lumber with a pit saw *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 8/16/2002, 11:00 am
Re: Making Lumber with a pit saw *LINK*
Patrick -- 3/22/2003, 4:52 am
Split it.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/15/2002, 10:10 pm
Thanks Paul
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2002, 12:16 pm
Froe on Ebay?
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2002, 12:29 pm
Re: Froe on Ebay?
Scott E. Davis -- 8/16/2002, 1:30 pm
Thanks for the tips...
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2002, 2:55 pm
Re: Froe on Ebay?
Greg Stamer -- 8/16/2002, 1:23 pm
Me, too.
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2002, 2:53 pm
Re: Split it... and split it, and split it, and ..
Peter Robinson in Oz -- 8/15/2002, 10:48 pm
Re: Split it and saw it and split it or saw it.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/15/2002, 11:50 pm
to use a froe and get straight wood.
Tony -- 8/16/2002, 3:06 pm
Re: Material: Green Oak
Tony -- 8/15/2002, 12:06 pm
Re: Pioneer Days :D
Chip Sandresky -- 8/15/2002, 1:05 pm
Produces better results too *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 8/15/2002, 2:37 pm
Re: Produces better results too
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2002, 12:08 pm
flatsawn ribstock
Greg Stamer -- 8/16/2002, 4:09 pm
Well then...
Brian Nystrom -- 8/19/2002, 12:57 pm
Re: Material: Green Oak
Pete Staehling -- 8/15/2002, 10:02 am
Re: Material: Green Oak
Brian Nystrom -- 8/15/2002, 12:18 pm
Re: Material: Green Oak
Jim Horlacher -- 8/15/2002, 12:10 pm
Tripod, block and fall, and mechanical advantage
Shawn Baker -- 8/15/2002, 10:37 am
Re: Material: Green Oak
Rehd -- 8/15/2002, 9:51 am
Re: Material: Green Oak
Brian Nystrom -- 8/15/2002, 12:16 pm