"Juergen Hannappel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Zed Rafi" <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering (by pure curiosity) if there existed a technique,
achievable
> > at home, to turn a log into boards.
>
> Judicious use of axes, wedges, froe and a large hammer.
Just how likely is a rank amateur to get a good split
using said implements on a walnut log? By good I
mean splitting it down the middle with out significant
twist.
I think what you are looking for is either a band saw mill or chainsaw mill.
DAGS on either one and you will get plenty of hits. Or look up. "woodmizer"
"alaskan mill" "beam machine" "logosol" just to name a few off the top of
my head.
Like anything, you can spend a little or a lot with a wide range of results.
"Keep your stick on the ice"
Tony
"Zed Rafi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I was wondering (by pure curiosity) if there existed a technique,
> achievable
> at home, to turn a log into boards.
> Belt saw?
>
> Thanks
>
>
Now, that's gonna put the alchemists out of business!
Depending on the size and scale of your board-making operation, the job
could be done with a handsaw; tablesaw; bandsaw; or portable bandmill.
In article <[email protected]>,
Zed Rafi <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I was wondering (by pure curiosity) if there existed a technique, achievable
>at home, to turn a log into boards.
>Belt saw?
>
>Thanks
>
>
Yes, there are several techniques that can accomplish this.
You may want to look up adze, broadaxe, or pit saw.
--
Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
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"John Keeney" <[email protected]> writes:
[...]
> Just how likely is a rank amateur to get a good split
> using said implements on a walnut log? By good I
> mean splitting it down the middle with out significant
> twist.
Depends on the tree: If it's twisted you get corkscrew boards, if its
straight you might get straight boards with funny undulations where
branches are...
I myself have only tried a few pseudoacacia and ash loglets.
--
Dr. Juergen Hannappel http://lisa2.physik.uni-bonn.de/~hannappe
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"Zed Rafi" <[email protected]> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering (by pure curiosity) if there existed a technique, achievable
> at home, to turn a log into boards.
Judicious use of axes, wedges, froe and a large hammer.
--
Dr. Juergen Hannappel http://lisa2.physik.uni-bonn.de/~hannappe
mailto:[email protected] Phone: +49 228 73 2447 FAX ... 7869
Physikalisches Institut der Uni Bonn Nussallee 12, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
CERN: Phone: +412276 76461 Fax: ..77930 Bat. 892-R-A13 CH-1211 Geneve 23