Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
|
|
A standard 7 1/4'' blade will cut any rafter, it's the angle that's the reason for pinning the guard.
I'm pretty aware of when I pin my guard, but since I don't do it all the time, I've had some close calls. Potentially mangled floors and thighs.
Yikes!
There is also the liability issue of someone unfamiliar with the torque of a wormdrive picking up a saw with a removed guard on the jobsite or at home,
I know I'm just nitpicking here, but every beam saw I've used had the guard intact. It is part of knowing how to make accurate cuts that requires you to pull the trigger, let the wobble go away, retract the guard with one hand, and begin the cut with the other, before returning your lesser hand to the equipment. Like I said, nitpicking, but I like keeping things safe on a jobsite.
|
|
Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
|
|
ah the most liberating skill that
i've learned as a carpenter is surrender.
i fall trees for a living,
and i recognize in each one,
a personality.
some argue with me all day long.
others concede willingly to mine will.
at first, when i began to build my home,
i mistook this material input as my mistake.
then after a few wrestling matches 'tween i and understanding,
i let go of my hope for plumb and level.
i let the character in the wood define our relationship,
of course with minimal coercion on my part;
and this led to complementary "mistakes" that suitors
of my space cannot pinpoint.
it's a spacial feeling thing.
we strive as a society for absolute definition of
our's confinement; but then we inhabit this strangled
space and cannot realize why it is dis-inviting.
the eyes seek out confusion, for mere entertainment,
because everywhere within our domesticated cage,
organization suppresses the covalent message as offered
of that which we interact with.
so i built my space all reckless and drunk,
and my hope crawled down a hole and died;
so i buried it proper, and out of that patch
grew some dreams, that now manage my reality.
brandon, and other in-business builders:
clients absolutely love the slightly compromised
spaces that i create.
seriously, i've no contractor's license and i disclose as much,
but i cant keep my phone silent, or my bank account empty,
no matter how hard i try.
f*#k up and call it art.
as long as your song is convincing enough,
prisoners of our culture and of our domestic interpretation
but heartily into your folly.
and thus, the bills be paid.
|
|
Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
|
|
You can see my 044 in the van too. I used that the other day to cut an entire bunk of tgis
that's rad, treez.
you cut lumber with a gun.
surely without ear protection, right?
|
|
Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
|
|
is not 044 a guage?
|
|
Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
|
|
90% rafters? Nice. Trusses just make sense most of the time.
It depends on the size and snow load, obviously. In NH it's cheaper to cut a birds mouth than it is to source and purchase trusses.
Another regional difference, like worm drives/sidewinders.
It's interesting to see the reaction of people to the "defects" and imperfections in stuff built from local trees.
Absolutely. Are you familiar with the term 'Wabi Sabi'? It's a Japanese term meaning 'Perfection through imperfection', and I'm a huge proponent of this style. Not imperfection in craftsmanship, rather, perfection in the imperfection of the medium you are using.
|
|
Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
|
|
Warbler, love those tables!
Weege, you do the wood proud. You the Tree Karma Man.
I've heard about those dangerous-looking saws but I'm too young to have done such. ;-)
I've also heard that people used to use chalklines and such. WTF?
I hate sawdust!
|
|
Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
|
|
When I work with logs, I use inklines.
My buddy is a traditional Japanese timberframer, so I've learned to use flexible framing squares and inklines.
Additionally, I've learned that true Japanese timberframers sit down to hone their iron, rather than do it at a table.
It seems simple, but it's a huge difference.
Such nuances are what I strive to learn.
It's going to take my entire life, and I'll never have learned everything, but I'm OK with that.
|
|
rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
|
|
Reilly...No chalklines, chainsaws , or saw dust...This is madness...! This is Sparta....! RJ
|
|
Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
|
|
All of this fine craftsmanship and tech talk is making me yearn to get back in the shop and craft me some fine furniture.
Not that I'm gonna end my road trip early or anything foolish like that. I'm willing to wait out the urges. (Insert here: "All good things in their own time", and other suitable cliches.)
In the meantime, please carry on!
|
|
Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
|
|
|
Jul 10, 2013 - 04:33pm PT
|
What is it about wimmen? They're never satisfied! The wifey insisted our
basement access door needed replacing. It had years left on it!
|
|
Flip Flop
Trad climber
Truckee, CA
|
|
|
Jul 10, 2013 - 05:15pm PT
|
Inside Out Adventure Wagon. 95 s.f. turns into 1096 s.f. of Cafe Olé. Cafe Bar Gelato. Full bath with deep soak tub. Marble wood-fired pizza oven. To quote my buddy Rowe, who kept Chamonix cool "Yo soy Montañero y tengo una motosierra muy grande". Hasta la vista locos.
|
|
hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
|
|
|
Jul 11, 2013 - 10:51am PT
|
i get that the pitcher is glued to the shelf, but still pondering water in the tub
|
|
Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
|
|
|
Jul 11, 2013 - 12:15pm PT
|
Flip-Flop... sweet. I love it.
|
|
Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
|
|
|
Jul 18, 2013 - 07:50am PT
|
treez = Frank Lloyd Wright ???
Love cantilever designs.
|
|
Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
|
|
|
Jul 18, 2013 - 10:09am PT
|
No, gunkie, treez = OSHA Poster Chile! LOL!
|
|
Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
|
|
|
Jul 23, 2013 - 10:07am PT
|
|
|
guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
|
|
|
Jul 23, 2013 - 11:29am PT
|
treez-lat and and lontgit?
|
|
survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
|
|
|
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 23, 2013 - 11:51am PT
|
I get 1776?!!
Well I can't hang with this crowd, in toolz or craftsmanship, but I built my momma a little wee patio....
It's named How To Make It Up As You Go, or How To Use Every Last Paver You Bought And Paid For!
|
|
Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
|
|
|
Jul 23, 2013 - 02:14pm PT
|
We grew tired of staining the deck over and over. So we put down maintenance free Trex. Of course we got the batch the was defective. So we have to replace the entire deck again with the new materials. My husband was tempted to make the whole pattern simpler, but the project sucked him back into the art form. The sunburst, the diagonal cuts, all that will be part of the replacement, too.
It must be finished by month's end since there is a big picnic scheduled for our house. Let's see if all 27 railings are finished. We also have to clean and refill the hot tub. The water pump needs to be installed for the water feature - after he finds some ricks to complete the mountain stream effect. The tadpoles that were evicted from the water feature now need to get evicted from the pool, the pool needs to be cleaned and running. I am not confident it will all get done it ime.
|
|
wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
|
|
|
Jul 26, 2013 - 10:16am PT
|
Some Cherry trees were harmed in this photo
Building a Farm brewery[see nano] in the train station of Canandaigua ,N.Y.
The Twisted Rail Brewing Company.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!