Did something dumb today.

terrifictimbersllc · November 26, 2020, 09:49:20 AM

Good to have a new blade on if hitting metal, better chance it doesn't ruin wood.

doc henderson · November 26, 2020, 10:04:10 AM

It cut right through that bolt, we will see how it cuts wood now. I will turn to artistically filling the holes. I thought I was on a roll, and going to get this done, I must have been dreaming. ;)

Old Greenhorn · November 26, 2020, 10:09:10 AM

Well, everyone knows new blades are attracted to metal. :D Glad you didn't get hurt. I am still not quite clear on how this 'kerfing the cut' thing works, but I am getting closer to an understanding. You are just lucky your saw didn't rip out of your hand and take flight.
As for the 'extra' holes, you could make some brass plugs to pound in and call it an 'accent'. ;D

doc henderson · November 26, 2020, 10:27:02 AM

so as the tops dried. the original miter I cut, no longer fit. the back of the bar tops also were out of square. so I made a cut to square the back. took a wedge off that was a taper from zero to 1/4 inch each side of the miter. then you butt the joint snug, thus the reason to get the brackets in place. they are temporary and will be used to glue the joint during installation. The method I use for cutting is the straight edge and a dewalt 18 volt circ-saw. so measure the offset from the edge of the saw base to blade. the goal is to have the blade go down the center of the miter. you saw down the miter using the straight edge. it removes the high spots and any variation in angle or direction, will match the other side, even if not perfect. so a tight miter by cutting both sides at the same time. it is caller kerfing as the cut is the kerf of the blade, and evens things up along a long miter. it is like stacking boards the way they come off the saw, so you match variation in the lumber such as a wave.

GAB · November 26, 2020, 10:28:46 AM

Doc:
You either had a very good blade or that bolt was a foreign made grade 0.
My medical expertise is very very close to zero, but me thinks you need more sleep.
I wish you and everyone a great Thanksgiving.
GAB

doc henderson · November 26, 2020, 10:35:01 AM

zinc coated Lowes bolt, new blade. I actually got sleep, felt like getting stuff done. about 4 projects going on. just not my day!

Southside · November 26, 2020, 10:42:19 AM

Well look at it this way - at least you are posting this on a forum that is related to your hobby, and not one related to your profession! :D

firefighter ontheside · November 26, 2020, 12:27:26 PM

I was just thinking about my "did something dumb" thread this morning and realized it hadn't been used in quite a while. I was thinking it might be dead. Not that we all were not doing dumb things regularly, but maybe just didn't feel like posting about it. So, sorry about this Doc, but thanks for resurrecting my thread. When I have had to fill mistakes like that, I have drilled a hole with a forstner bit and then cut a plug from similar wood with a plug cutter. Thats the best way I've found to try and hide it. Of course the other option is to use a contrasting wood and make it look like you always planned it that way.

Nebraska · November 26, 2020, 01:13:44 PM

It's not going away anytime soon, I went out earlier to put round bales out for the critters and decided that I should move some of the firewood side dump load my buddy had dumped along the driveway. I don't have a grapple and just balance logs on my pallet forks. So a little 4 inch piece of Hackberry flips in behind the frame of the forks, ok no big deal it will slide off to the side if I raise my bucket as I back up. Well sort of ...for some reason it flipped funny and traced it's way along the loader arm and bounced off the flasher bracket on the cab side, some how didn't break the light housing but bent it a little. :

Could've broke the window. :

I was too worthless to get down and flip it off to the side, I was quitting and hauling one more bunch to the stack to go check the smoker for dinner. Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe one too?

doc henderson · November 26, 2020, 01:32:30 PM

so tried kerfing and it went fine, and here is the pick of the un-needed bracket holes. i might take hollow punch and make a filler from thin scraps i have, the holes are less than 1/8th inch.

It will be kinda artsy. lots of different tones and colors on these pieces. even thought of mixing epoxy paste at differing amounts from tan to black, and maybe drawing some lines (grain) in with a sharpie. @tule peak timber .

Southside · November 26, 2020, 01:58:47 PM

Just claim a committee was involved with the design and the value of the piece will sky rocket. :D

firefighter ontheside · November 26, 2020, 02:14:43 PM

Yeah, small holes, so wouldn't want to make holes bigger just to be able to use plugs. Tough call. Maybe whittle some little pieces from scraps of the wood with matching colors.

tule peak timber · November 26, 2020, 03:29:22 PM

Quote from: Southside on November 26, 2020, 01:58:47 PM
Just claim a committee was involved with the design and the value of the piece will sky rocket. :D

The claims need to be well founded, and the committee large, for a ballistic vertical trajectory . Sometimes you can vie for the committee---- sometimes it conscripts you .
Have a good Thanksgiving. WOC

caveman · November 26, 2020, 07:18:25 PM

Doc, I like the top and your kerfing/clamping method. Also, it is refreshing to see a picture of your workspace with a little clutter. Happy Thanksgiving.

Cruiser_79 · November 27, 2020, 03:10:14 AM

Yesterday evening I thought to saw a few more boards of that red Ironwood. I lowered the clamps for ending on a 2'' bottom board. Probably it wasn't a good idea to saw the upper boards with the clamps that low... The blade pulled the beam out of the clamps and smashed the sawblade guides :-\

The 22 kw engine stopped immediately, that was quite a bang..

firefighter ontheside · November 27, 2020, 02:01:36 PM

Dang. Thats a bummer. How long will that set you back.

firefighter ontheside · November 27, 2020, 02:10:40 PM

My wife called me at the firehouse this morning and said the power was out. She was not happy, as she could not shop black friday deals online. We determined that the neighbors had power, so I told her to check the main breaker. It was fine and not tripped. Next I told her to check the overhead lines and the transformer. In particular I told her to locate the switch at the transformer and see if it was open. She was unable to identify the switch so she sent me a picture. I could clearly see the switch was open. Next I asked if a limb had fallen on the wires. We were on phone this whole time together and she paused a moment and then said, "there's a dead squirrel here". Power company arrived in 30 minutes and reset the switch. Crisis averted....except for the squirrel. RIP Rocky.

sawguy21 · November 27, 2020, 03:18:23 PM

My mother RIP had a crow do that, all his buddys showed up for a wake then left so she could dispose of the well cooked carcass. :D

doc henderson · November 27, 2020, 03:34:55 PM

I am surprised after the wake, they did not eat him.

tule peak timber · November 27, 2020, 04:34:37 PM

Reminds me of a kid that was repelling off of the big steel transmission towers over the Conejeo grade about 25 years ago. The wind blew him across the wires and there he sat stunned on a steel girder , no clothes, no hair, no skin.Quite a photo of him just sitting....If I can find it on the internet I'll post.