derekh
24th March 2008, 10:16 PM
Here's a progress report on my Green woodworking.
I actually got some time over Easter to try out my Shave Horse and Pole Lathe on real green wood, Bull-oak, and unfortunately things didn't go as well as planned and even worse I didn't take any photos. I had problems with the wood rattling in the spindles and flinging out. I also had issues with the wood tearing and not cutting when using the roughing gouge or skew, the skew also kept digging in.
I researched these problems with the UK Bodgers website and it seems that my spindles need more work to be smoother and my tools need to be sharper. From what I read, many people have problems with their skew so it's just a matter of time and developing technique. And I could do better when rounding off the timber in the Shave Horse before mounting. Overall, it was a disappointing experience but I learnt a few lessons and will try again in a few weeks when I next return to my property. Being a total newbie, was one reason why I worked alone so no one would see my errors. In a forest, no one can hear you swear.
The only real joy was using my new Stihl 441 Magnum to clear trees off the road. What an awesome piece of machinery, cut through large logs like butter.
cheers Derek
I actually got some time over Easter to try out my Shave Horse and Pole Lathe on real green wood, Bull-oak, and unfortunately things didn't go as well as planned and even worse I didn't take any photos. I had problems with the wood rattling in the spindles and flinging out. I also had issues with the wood tearing and not cutting when using the roughing gouge or skew, the skew also kept digging in.
I researched these problems with the UK Bodgers website and it seems that my spindles need more work to be smoother and my tools need to be sharper. From what I read, many people have problems with their skew so it's just a matter of time and developing technique. And I could do better when rounding off the timber in the Shave Horse before mounting. Overall, it was a disappointing experience but I learnt a few lessons and will try again in a few weeks when I next return to my property. Being a total newbie, was one reason why I worked alone so no one would see my errors. In a forest, no one can hear you swear.
The only real joy was using my new Stihl 441 Magnum to clear trees off the road. What an awesome piece of machinery, cut through large logs like butter.
cheers Derek