Thread: Here's a big one for your toolbox

I'm glad I'm not making those... I'd need a bigger grinder..

That must be a huge piece of box..

Ray

I guess one would not be getting too close to the work eh?

Originally Posted by RayG

.....That must be a huge piece of box..

Does look like Box in the small pic, Ray, which is probably intended, but the blurb says "Beech". If you blow the pic up as much as it will stand, you can make out the faint ray fleck of Beech...

I've seen a small plane made from Box, & from the end-grain pattern, I estimated it must've come from a tree at least 6 inches in diameter. So I just consulted Mr. Wikipedia, and this is what he says: "Buxus sempervirens is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 1–9 m (3 ft 3 in–29 ft 6 in) tall, with a trunk up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in diameter (exceptionally to 10 m tall and 45 cm diameter)". So you could get a Box handle that size if you got your hands on a log from a tree like that. Wish I had a couple growing in my back yard!

Cheers,

In the log home building industry, that's called a "slick" which you push with your shoulder.
Take a peek at the house on the home page. Dime a dozen that size.

Magard Speacialty Log Building Tools

This is a trade display model that I doubt has ever been used on wood.
Most slicks have a handle that is twice the length of the blade.
This gouge has a blade about 2/3 of the length and is another foot longer than the common large slicks.
I'm guessing you'd have a hard enough time just picking it up let alone using it!

Maybe used by two people?

Yes I know I am just being silly.

Anything smaller would not be entirely useful when 36" - 48" logs need to be jointed.