Hi,
Many thanks Lawrence for sharing your experiences which I find highly interesting.
I always said to Bron that if I had plenty of money I would love an oak framed house. I've seen a number of oak framed houses built on TV on such as Kevin McCloud's program (Grand Designs) and these were in French Oak.
I've never worked with green oak but I believe it is much easier than working with seasoned oak and kinder to the tooling.
The concrete breaker idea is brilliant and shows how power tools can be adapted for jobs they were never intended to do but can do these jobs well.
I think you and your friends must be called supermen; a 20" hand circular saw must be a beast of a saw and I'm surprised you could lift it let alone use it in anger; such a saw would break limbs if a kick back occurred? I didn't even know hand circular saws where available at this size so once again I'm learning something new. It's a good job these saws are not available at B&Q or the A&E department would be on overtime.
Chain morticers are lovely machines and remove waste far easier than the equivalent chisel morticer. I've owned a couple of industrial chisel morticers but never used a chain type.
It would be good to see your pictures if you ever find them and if you do please send me a PM in case I miss them.
You must have found such work deeply satisfying giving you a meaning to life and pride in your work; it must also have been heavy work.
Kind regards, Col.
Many thanks Lawrence for sharing your experiences which I find highly interesting.
I always said to Bron that if I had plenty of money I would love an oak framed house. I've seen a number of oak framed houses built on TV on such as Kevin McCloud's program (Grand Designs) and these were in French Oak.
I've never worked with green oak but I believe it is much easier than working with seasoned oak and kinder to the tooling.
The concrete breaker idea is brilliant and shows how power tools can be adapted for jobs they were never intended to do but can do these jobs well.
I think you and your friends must be called supermen; a 20" hand circular saw must be a beast of a saw and I'm surprised you could lift it let alone use it in anger; such a saw would break limbs if a kick back occurred? I didn't even know hand circular saws where available at this size so once again I'm learning something new. It's a good job these saws are not available at B&Q or the A&E department would be on overtime.
Chain morticers are lovely machines and remove waste far easier than the equivalent chisel morticer. I've owned a couple of industrial chisel morticers but never used a chain type.
It would be good to see your pictures if you ever find them and if you do please send me a PM in case I miss them.
You must have found such work deeply satisfying giving you a meaning to life and pride in your work; it must also have been heavy work.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
