Luna looks pretty happy to be hanging out in the shop. Thats a sweet mug

Luna looks like a good dog.

In the past I have ripped small logs using a fulcrum as a freehand guide.[attachment=1]
I think I will try the fulcrum first, since initial cuts are going to be swarf.

I did check the curve on the log, its not too rad. I might try Dave's method if I start making wonky cuts!
[attachment=2]I don't know if anybody has seen or uses one of these Adjustable Spline gauges. Its pretty cool for transferring contours to make templates among it's countless other uses. It's just a bunch of plastic interlocking strips that have enough friction to deform to and hold a shape.

Quote from: Flem on August 29, 2021, 01:21:54 PM
In the past I have ripped small logs using a fulcrum as a freehand guide.[attachment=1,msg2974786]
I think I will try the fulcrum first, since initial cuts are going to be swarf.

So that is clamped at a fixed distance from the blade and then you work the piece through freehand, trying to keep the cut consistently the same width? Any tricks to making one?


Mark

Making one is simple, making it work correctly is the challenge. Dave's recommendation to use a curved fence is probably the best method. I can usually get a decent cut, but I need reference lines on the top of the log. Which means I need two parallel surfaces. I tend to make a wider slat when free handing to have more meat to deal with later

If you're using a fulcrum, it might help if you draw the arc you want to follow on the saw table before and after the blade. It will give you a visual reference that helps you cut more accurately. I used to use this method to thickness sand big curved pieces before running them on the shaper.
I had a foreman who really thought outside the box and we came up with some pretty crazy jigs for the shaper. One time I was building dormers for some houses and we came up with a jig that arced over the shaper to make eyebrow moldings for the windows. Pretty scary to look at, but did it ever work!
That machine was the only woodworking machine that made me nervous. It had removable rings that went around the cutterhead and they had some deep gouges in them. Someone who worked there before me must have started it without tightening the blades enough. 😳
I never ran that monster at full speed and I always stayed below the table when I started it .
Dave.

Quote from: Flem on August 29, 2021, 08:08:22 PM
Making one is simple, making it work correctly is the challenge. Dave's recommendation to use a curved fence is probably the best method. I can usually get a decent cut, but I need reference lines on the top of the log. Which means I need two parallel surfaces. I tend to make a wider slat when free handing to have more meat to deal with later

With my piece being a board adding a reference line will not be hard and I had planned to do that. I will need all the help I can get to keep the cut consistent. I am definitely not going to try to get close to finished thickness, the board is mostly useless to me at the moment and even if I salvage 1/3 as many lams as I should get from it that would be a win in my books.


Mark

I have to say that I Don't do this the easy way. But it works. I spokeshave a a flat strip along the top and take the dividers with the sharpie and mark the line. Its a pain because I might have to stop and re-shave the top a few times, in addition to striking a new line for each cut.
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I didn't go out for first day of Elk season. Supposed to be in the 80's today and I am way too out of shape to try to hump a few hundred pounds of critter out of the woods before it starts to spoil. Assuming I could even get to them

I didn't want to do anything today, but the Mrs. Warden made me go to the church building sale flea market sale.

And we came home with 2 like brand new couches for $30.00 that are going to our new camp.

So it saved me $500.00 in the long run:)

Quote from: Flem on September 04, 2021, 11:12:53 AM
I didn't go out for first day of Elk season. Supposed to be in the 80's today and I am way too out of shape to try to hump a few hundred pounds of critter out of the woods before it starts to spoil. Assuming I could even get to them

I could come out and be your elk hunting partner and help you hump one out 

I went to check out a garage sale late yesterday afternoon, they had some interesting looking machinery posted on CR. Unfortunately I Didn't look at the date I was two weeks late!

I did get my lazy a$$ out in the morning and took my bow for a hike. I was thinking about how lame I was for whining about not wanting to go out and look for Elk, especially since a lot of guys don't have that luxury and might not ever get the chance. So I got my lame self up and out. Didn't see or hear anything, it's so dry here that it sounds like you are walking on tortilla chips. It was smoky and warm, but it was still good to be a prowler

I didn't cut up my lams like normal folks would.
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I cut and carry a lot of small logs. The challenge is to maximize your effort by wasting as little wood as possible.
Still have not decided how these will be oriented to become limbs.

Flem,

It looks like you have banana shaped lams, is that right? Got a picture looking down the long way of the stack?


Mark

I didn't hit the bullseye today. let alone the 8 ring... lol

Yes, I have Banana lams

I have done twisty, curvy and now Banana! They have not been a problem, yet. I find by the time they are milled down and tapered, the defects become irrelevant.

I didn't make a bow today.


It sounds like a confession. I do feel better now.