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Title: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on June 02, 2003, 02:42:09 PM
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Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Bibbyman on June 02, 2003, 05:21:23 PM
Making a totem pole?
 :)
 :D
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Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: WV_hillbilly on June 02, 2003, 05:59:27 PM
A post to put his fancy cut out saw blade on . 8)
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Post by: Fla._Deadheader on June 02, 2003, 06:26:56 PM
I think he's makin a mess :o :P
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Post by: Tom on June 02, 2003, 07:18:19 PM
I'll go with Saw Mounting too.
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: CHARLIE on June 02, 2003, 07:34:50 PM
10. Making an adult lincoln log set.
  9. Building a log dog house....for himself....not the dog.
  8. Playing with his new antique draw knife just purchased     over E-Bay for a buck two ninety eight because he searched on Drawerknife and no one else did. He was the only bidder.
  7. Working part time for the telephone pole company.
  6. Building a raft to sneak across Lake Michigan at night for a one man attack on  the Canadians.
  5. Building a pole so he can beat the Guiness World Record for Pole Sitters.
  4. Debarking Elm Trees before burning them.
  3. Practicing for the annual race of the International Debarker Society.
  2. Showing his dog what might happen if he doesn't quit yapping. He might get debarked..... ::)

And the number 1 reason is:!!  Some weird fettish about undressing a dead tree in public.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D    
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on June 02, 2003, 07:35:06 PM
Nope simpler. Extra yard seating for Stacy's graduation open house. ;D

Before the notchin, this pic wopuld have gave it away.

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After the notchin'  elapsed time from debarking to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes actual work time.

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I like tight notches. ;D  I leardned to do them pretty well while working on my picnic table a couple 3 years ago.

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Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on June 02, 2003, 07:38:53 PM
Charlie. Nice list. Just one thing... How do you sneak across lake Michigan to attack Canadians?

No two things. I did buy the draw knife cheep. 8 dollars at a flea market. ;D
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Frickman on June 02, 2003, 08:09:46 PM
Jeff B,

That's a great looking bench you made! You might of made it too good though. If the right, or wrong, person sees it, you'll have to make another. And another. And then you'll be making log cabin kits. And then you'll be so busy you'll wonder how you ever found time to go to work!

Frickman
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on June 02, 2003, 08:42:15 PM
I'm making another tomorrow. :D  Actually, because two 8 foot logs will make two benchs. If I sawed them into lumber they would probably make 6. :D

Pretty easy to make, I scribed it with a home made scribe (two wooden rulers screwed togehter to form a compass, with a short pencil taped to one. :D) then traced it with the chainsaw, then just made releave cuts to the scribe line with the saw. Pretty quick. I actually had fun making this one. The slab top fit perfect the first time I turned it over.

Tommorrow I will probably have nothing but trouble. :D
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Post by: Mark M on June 02, 2003, 08:47:08 PM
Jeff,

Did you notch the top or the legs? Your notches are so good I can't tell.

Mark
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Bibbyman on June 03, 2003, 06:02:37 AM
Here is a set of benches to go around a fire pit being built but the Durango Log Company.  Said it took a couple of guys a day to build a set.  Cost about $1,800.00

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Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: OneWithWood on June 03, 2003, 09:30:28 AM
Nice job, Jeff.  Those benches will come in handy more than once.
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Post by: Weekend_Sawyer on June 03, 2003, 10:48:16 AM

 Are you going to treat them with something or let them go natural.
I have a nice cedar half that I want to do the same thing with but hate to  see the elements get to it.
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Larry on June 03, 2003, 12:05:29 PM
Last time I was at Cabela's they had a lot of log benches like Jeff's.  I took a picture of this one just because it was a little different.  Would be sorta interesting to know what they paid for those benchs.                                                                 (https://forestryforum.com/images/04_01_03/b8.jpg)
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on June 03, 2003, 12:30:22 PM
I notched the seat. If you notch the supports you would have a place for water to collect. I will let them go natural till they dry out some, prolly a year, then I'll spray them with the same deck stain I use on my deck. A light cedar color.
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: WV_hillbilly on June 04, 2003, 06:06:43 PM
  I knew it . The partial saw blade was a trick .   I never was good at  trick questions. ::)
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on June 04, 2003, 06:13:54 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on July 02, 2003, 04:42:57 PM
well, I got bored so I started another project. A shelving unit from hickory sapplings I cut last fall and some cedar from the cedar eater log. Here is what I have so fer. :)

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Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Tom on July 02, 2003, 05:07:48 PM
Cool school bus collection shelf, Jeff. :)
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: dail_h on July 02, 2003, 06:06:22 PM
   Don't look like it'l hardly hold up a school bus,maybe emty?
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on July 02, 2003, 06:22:40 PM
just a handful of Tammys collection. She has over 400 DIFFERENT school buses. YUCK!

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Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: hills_logging on July 02, 2003, 07:50:34 PM
I'm with charlie on the Canadian invaision :o :o Has any one seen" CANADIAN BACON " with John Candy??Rent this movie and this will mean a whole bunch more!!! ::) ??? 8)watch for the mounties,eh?
Title: Re: Whats he up to now?
Post by: Jeff on July 02, 2003, 07:54:54 PM
You guys gotta brush up on your geography. THe only thing we can invade on the otherside of Lake Michigan is Wisconsin. Beenthere are ya ready to be a POW? :D