tearing

Cherry tearing out when cleaning out pins and tails

I was playing around in the shop today making a small dovetailed box with some leftover cherry. I cut the pins and tails on the bandsaw and was cleaning up the bottoms with mallet and chisel - thus I'm cutting across the end grain. I'd been doing exactly the same thing yesterday with some red...
- merrill77
- Thread
- Sep 12, 2010
- cherry cleaning pins tails tearing
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Hand Tools and their Use
Tearing down an old barn on the farm

I am finding poplar and pine. about 100 years old. I have the pine sold. does anyone have any suggestions re. poplar? I plan to store it and use it for upcomming projects (with my new Rigid TS). I am learning about WW so all help is appreciated.
- John Reeves
- Thread
- Mar 2, 2006
- barn farm tearing
- Replies: 3
- Forum: User Announcements