this is the lumber I have to make a red oak kitchen island 3’ x 6’ x 1-1/2”. Thinking of cutting to smaller width between 3” and 4-1/4” to make up the width of the surface.
A brief progression of a red oak log turned into a marking gauge.
A board taken just off center in the a plane sawn log planed down to square and flat, made the biggest gauge stock I could out of the board and made a stem that seemed to make sense. The stem ended up undersized, so I lock the...
A brief progression of a red oak log turned into a marking gauge.
Manual sawing of a small 3"x3"x18" block rough hewn by hatchet from a pretty well bug infested log. Tough work, but I\'m surprised it went as smoothly as it did after learning to sharpen and wax the saw.
A brief progression of a red oak log turned into a marking gauge. This is a more recent vintage of logs off trees in my yard than became this gauge. De-bark by hand, started sealing the ends after my first trip through Checking City, and let dry as a full log because I\'m too lazy to saw into...
I'm looking for some Western red and Atlantic white cedar to build a kayak. Anyone looking to unload some or know where I can get some cheap in the Raleigh area? I'm certainly willing to travel some if the price is right.