Log shed
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Dreadhead
Bushcrafter through and through
what a fantastic project! I have not seen that method before, having the logs vertical for the walls
Great work. I would have never thought of using the stockade walls but I certainly like the idea. Did you chink them?
No grass to speak of here, nor any soil. Moss, lichen, sand and rock
. Not yet, and I probably won't either because it's a cold storage utility shed for things that don't need much protection from the elements. The logs are actually fit fairly well. Some light shows through in places but in others the fit is tight enough that light doesn't show. From past experience the entry of rain or snow won't be a problem as it is now.
bambodoggy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
To rip logs in half I simply did it by eye, which really was quite easy. Ripping boards is a completely different thing however.
I first flattened the top of the log a bit and then snapped a line for the first cut and also snapped lines for the other cuts.
It is very difficult to keep the saw perfectly straight. The slightest deviation from vertical results in a board thinner or thicker on one side. I struggled with trying to get the boards the same thickness when I first started, but did get better as time went on, but never perfect of course. Every board varied a bit.
I have used a ripping chain in the past but for this job I used a conventional chain for everything. Although slower, I did feel as if I had more control over the cut, as well as being able to crosscut the pieces to length as well as other cuts without needing to have two saws on the go.
I really didn't use any special technique in ripping. It just takes time to get a feel for it to end up with something usable versus firewood.
I took my time and concentrated on keeping the saw bar as vertical as possible. Not perfect by any means
A mate of mine has one of these and I've seen the planking he can produce on site and it's very very good (he uses a stihl ms880 with a rip chain but you can use smaller saws and for the odd time use a normal chain:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Granberg-...arden_GardenPowerTools_CA&hash=item4ad6a12930
Anyway, might be useful for you
Cheers,
Bam.
Mate, stop, I love all this stuff, the furniture i cold make, at the moment i'm cladding a wood shed with pallet wood but i'd rather be ripping down planks to go on it
Best not watch this then
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[video=youtube;KigIN8BpXk8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KigIN8BpXk8&list=PLu9l 40IymKw-vvGMrd5U-fcimrVjv-9c6[/video]
A mate of mine has one of these and I've seen the planking he can produce on site and it's very very good (he uses a stihl ms880 with a rip chain but you can use smaller saws and for the odd time use a normal chain:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Granberg-...arden_GardenPowerTools_CA&hash=item4ad6a12930
Anyway, might be useful for you
Cheers,
Bam.
It would be very useful. An 880 should work quite nicely I think
Me too!!
There's your reason to get a new saw
Ooohh that is shed p0rn right there. Must be quite well insulated (bar the gaps between the wonky logs) because those logs are nice and thick!
I have seen photographs of log houses with the logs set vertically. But I've never seen any in person. The photos did not show enough detail to see how things may have been put together, nor what the insides looked like. However, I think the logs were all smaller in the photos, more like poles rather than logs.
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