Thread: I must be mad

Guys, guys, guys............

He can't help it, really...... he is a basketballer after all.

It's only a very small jump to basketweaving from where he is standing..........

Now, Scott, seeing as you have mastered the 'split-the-log-wiv-a-handsaw' routine I've got a couple of 4mtr X 560mm diameter logs that need breaking down.

Thanks fellas. I have 2 bigger logs:eek: and am still not sure whether I should do it or give up.

Wongo

Put yr hand in your pocket and disturb the cobwebs. Grasp your wallet and extract it. Undo the 7 padlocks and the combination lock, take out a bit of plastic, go to Bunnies et al and buy an electric chainsaw, circa $100.

Alternatively, If you can burn the gas, come and borrow mine. I'll even loan you a rat tail file so's you can sharpen the balde.

But I love a challenge.

Mr. Scott, you are not mad, you sir are perfectly sane.

What is MAD, as in "stark raving loopy" is that someone would NOT try to use that wonderful wood!

I know what I'm talking about....




On the roof of my 7th floor building, overlooking Tokyo....

Like I said, you are sane!!

Good on you dude, hard work, but you know how to "Git-er-Done"

One thing you might want to do, is to use some ratcheting tie-down straps, you can tighten them as the wood dries, which helps to keep them flat.

Can't wait to see what you get out of them!

You done good!!

Cheers!!!

PS..........

I can only imagine what your neighbours think

Logging in Tokyo

Oh yeah, I just looked at the pic of your stack of wood.

I'm not sure of the scale there, but you need to have thinner stickers, and you need to more of them, IMHO.

The stickers should be 3/4" square, and they should be on 12" centers.

This is the time tested way of doing it.

Cheers!

Wongo me chingalese cobber... your a friggin legend!!

But see I think Ive got this all worked out... you got a neighbor across the road you dont like much dont you?... yeah weve all had those nosey neighbors peekin out their windows all the time bloody nosey buggars :mad: so you needed a way to get even didnt you mate... you set your little wood stand up set a log up on it got your saw ready raced inside grabbed that pair of shorts you were gonna throw out cause the bum dropped out of them and slipped the old jocks off slid the shorts up dashed out and stood with bum facing the nosey neighbor... figuring if it takes all blasted day you were gonna stay put till the neighbor had had a bugeye full! thought was in your wonderously mysterious chingalese mind that once she got an eyball of your free flowin fambly jools and plumbers crak that woould shut them up for many months to come... then next day you got the wee bunnys chainsaw right!... missus took the happy snaps thats what happened really isnt it mate

Its okay mate weve all done that

Stu? mate thats a fine load of timber you got there... bet the old vans wheels were scrapin the arches gettin it all home!

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

.......Stu? mate thats a fine load of timber you got there... bet the old vans wheels were scrapin the arches gettin it all home!

Dude, you have no idea Thank the good Lord it was only about 400 meters to my house!!



Poor little truck..........

I may be mad, but at least I burn gas or use some electrons, this hand-sawing stuff, well, my hat is off to Scott on that one!

Cheers!

Only thing missing in this pic, are the men rushing up your driveway holding up a straight jacket.

SERIOUSLY! Seriously decent effort Wongo


HJ0 Cheers Would that be legal on pharlap:confused: :eek:

Wongo, if you have a circular saw, use that to cut some guidelines.

I thought I was mad for spliting ironbark this way but using a hand saw, you are truely one of the "special"

Streuth Scott!

Blerry certifiable! I'll bet that your new friend the chiropractor will be making you cough up a sum not too far distant from 30LM of fine Maple

Seriously, damned good job, but I'm still puzzled why you didn't just hire a chainsaw

Originally Posted by Wongo

Yes, I am mad, mad and stupid.

I decided to split the log by a hand saw and then bandsaw it. It was hard work but I can be done. A bit crazy but you’ve got to give me credits for trying.

That first pic of Wongo... wityh the hand saw...
Could that be done with a chainsaw?
Or is there some inherent danger. . ?
Cheers
Jedo

Jedo, most normal blokes would use a chainsaw, but Wongo's not your usual run of the mill bloke

Thanks for the advice Stu me master. You are a legend mate.

Fellas, what’s wrong with having a 30 minutes work-out on a cold Sunday afternoon. Yes could have done it with a chainsaw but I had only a couple of logs to do. A handsaw is easier and remember I will always do it my way.

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