Time for some Wood Shop Shenanigans.........

[The Appalachian]

Disclaimer: I did NOT make my own trees, saws, saw blades, pencils, squares, pickup truck, power cords, warm sunny spring like day in December, etc., from scratch......this time.

But I did drive over to the local log home kit mill and request some timbers and T&G planking be invoiced and loaded on my old '78 K20.

Stay tuned.........

 

[The Appalachian]

Turning ugly 6x6s into nice square 5x5s.......

 

[64Springer]

Your porch area is as beautifully unkept as my workshop.

Nice planer. I put off buying one for too many years. Same with my large belt sander/disc sander combo. Both have allowed me to really expand my woodworking.

If I bought a bandsaw, I don't think I'd ever leave my basement.

 

[The Appalachian]

Made three contractor bags full of shavings getting these timbers down to the size I wanted, and square I needed. Time for some joinery tomorrow.

 

[The Appalachian]

Nice planer.

Had a nice Dewalt planer 6 years ago but sold it and everything else not nailed down to gather up a down payment large enough on this place. Had to move at lightning speed to beat another couple trying to get it. Wasn't picky about what I let go. Slowly replacing that stuff now.

This is a planer from harbor freight and I'm slowly warming up to this Bauer brand. Seems to be on par with the Dewalt's function and quality of cut. If it's still hammering problem free 5 or 6 years from now like the Dewalt was it'll be a good replacement choice.

 

[The Appalachian]

 

[64Springer]

Outstanding!

 

[1950DAVE]

Looks like a couple of nicks in em planer blades.

 

[The Appalachian]

Looks like a couple of nicks in em planer blades.

Yep.

 

[BillinOregon]

"What's he up to? What's Bilko up to?" he says in his best Paul Ford imitation ...

 

[The Appalachian]

"What's he up to? What's Bilko up to?" he says in his best Paul Ford imitation ...

A work in progress, and it'll all make sense at some point sooner than later.

 

[BillinOregon]

Well that is a beautiful joint you just crafted, so I am expecting something exceptional.

 

[Quicksilver]

Watcha makin??
I went down the timber frame home building rabbit hole for about a decade. Fun stuff with all the joinery.

 

[The Appalachian]

Watcha makin??

This evening and tomorrow after I hopefully tag a big doe on the last day of ML season with my flintlock build....some rather large hand cut mortise and tenon joints.

 

[TDM]

This evening and tomorrow after I hopefully tag a big doe on the last day of ML season with my flintlock build....some rather large hand cut mortise and tenon joints.

Good luck with your hunt, but I’m itching to know just what it is your building. I’m not known for my patience.

 

[The Appalachian]

I hope

Good luck with your hunt, but I’m itching to know just what it is your building. I’m not known for my patience.

I hope it's not anticlimactic, I'm pretty excited about having it as it's going to be a really big part of my working retirement I'm planning out. I like keeping folks wondering with my projects.