New Project, Cutting Short Blocks for Keepsake Boxes

[Andy White]

Neighbor called this morning asking if I was coming to the lake today, and if so would I cut some short blocks for him. He says they are Hickory 24" long and about 30" diameter. I told him that if he would get some materials for building a clamping jig, we would cut them. I can't wait to see what he has, and will be posting pictures of this attempt to produce some (boxwood). May have to "bibby" them down a bit, but we'll see.       Andy

[dboyt]

Those short, fat logs can be a real PITA, hope you bet paid by the hour.  I've got a similar job on mulberry this weekend, so we can compare notes next week.  Fortunately, the clamps on the Norwood mill are easy to move, so 3' should be do-able. Good luck!  Hope you're charging by the hour!

[Bigredfaller]

How hard is it to move the clamps on the Norwood?
I just cut some yew the other day for a friends classic car project, mostly 30-40 inches long...... Found that if I clamped them between two cants it seemed to work pretty good.

[Andy White]

False Alarm
The 30" Hickory blocks turned out to be 20" dia. x 18" long Black Gum. Cut 3 flitches on first one, and was not impressed. No light/dark grain or curl on any of it just plain smooth wood. Maybe next time! I will be giving my neighbor a tree identifying book for Christmas!     Andy

[Nomad]

False Alarm
The 30" Hickory blocks turned out to be 20" dia. x 18" long Black Gum. Cut 3 flitches on first one, and was not impressed. No light/dark grain or curl on any of it just plain smooth wood. Maybe next time! I will be giving my neighbor a tree identifying book for Christmas!     Andy

     Get him a tape measure too.

[Slingshot]

   Or a yard stick        





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[soutz]

I love doing shorts. especially high value timber. Otherwise this would be just firewood