I've been reading this list for a couple of months and decided this would
be a good time to de-lurk.
My name is Marc Wolfe. I'm married and have a 3-YO son who, naturally,
proscribes any serious woodworking on my part. I live in Washington, DC
and work for the US government in the administrative management field. I
listmom several mailing lists unrelated to woodworking. 44/6'2"/160/BB.
I am interested in tail-less tools for a number of reasons, not the least
of which is lack of space, but also because of the lack of noise and
dust. Since I hope to co-opt some of the 3-YO's energy, hand tools also
seem to be a good idea. After all, no one ever cut off an appendage using
a hand saw, right?
I've always liked designing and building things, from woodworking to
computer programming. I've worked rough carpentry in the past and built my
own shed (10X12) last summer, using both tailed and traditional tools.
I'm also something of a bottom-feeder, hence the following question:
I have several trees, none of any great size (2x40 ft wild cherries, and a
25 foot American dogwood) which need to come down. I'd like to salvage
some of the timber for lumber (to my eye there are several very promising
sections, including a 10-12 ft length of cherry ca. 14" diameter) for
projects. I've investigated chainsaw mills and found them to be wasteful
of lumber, so I'd appreciate any pointers to hand-sawyering tools, e.g.
pit-saws or maebikis. I've looked and found no newly-manufactured ones for
sale, and the vintage few pit-saws I've seen leave something (actually
everything) to be desired.
I would be grateful for any tips on finding or making a tool for ripping
rough lumber. I've considered buying an Amish-style one-man handsaw (36")
and filing it rip if I can't find a purpose-built tools.
TIA,
Marc Wolfe
Marc@l...
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