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| RossJarvis:
--- Quote from: waggle on August 23, 2013, 04:36:57 PM --- Butchering the brown stuff has always been a black art to me, you are making it fun to learn. Tony BTW. Great work so far! --- End quote --- Thanks Tony. The current day job involves making iron filings and swarf, so I'm used to a certain amount of stability in the material. With wood, particularly pine that's been left out in the rain, you can actually see it move before your eyes! That creates a different set of rules when trying to fit bits of it together. Glad you're enjoying it. |
| dsquire:
Ross You and the apprentice seem to be making good progress. I also like your writing style. :clap: :clap: I know what you mean about the difference in stability between metal and wood. Sometimes it can be very frustrating. :bang: :bang: Cheers :beer: 706 |
| mosey:
--- Quote from: RossJarvis on August 18, 2013, 07:42:08 PM ---Hello people I have just joined this site and am planning to build a timber framed log store for the lady next door. This is Mark 1 which I made for our house; I need to rethink the front row of shingles to make them more robust and try to improve the quality of the joints. She'd also like it to be wider so I'm going to make two bays instead of one (or at least fake it with a middle post). These are my plans, which should be good enough to make a cutting list and get the job done; If anyone can see any flaws or omissions please tell me. I'm thinking of making all the joints in traditional British Timber frame style, pegged with wooden dowel. It'll be made of pressure treated pine with the odd screw maybe and nails, but no glue. I'm yet to think about chopping all the mortices by hand or possibly using a bench mortiser. There's also the option of using a brace and bit or Mr Makita. I'm in two minds whether to go the full hog and do everything with mandraulics or give in to modernity and use the mighty electron! --- End quote --- I admire the professionalism in your freehand sketches, and I should know. Very nice. Mosey |
| RossJarvis:
--- Quote from: dsquire on August 23, 2013, 08:10:56 PM ---Ross You and the apprentice seem to be making good progress. I also like your writing style. :clap: :clap: 706 --- End quote --- Thanks again Don. Being from where you are, you may at least understand some of the "British" humour. I'm rather hoping most people are missing some of the jokes, they'd be chasing me out of here with a big stick! :wack: |
| RossJarvis:
--- Quote from: mosey on August 23, 2013, 08:45:50 PM --- --- Quote from: RossJarvis on August 18, 2013, 07:42:08 PM --- I admire the professionalism in your freehand sketches, and I should know. Very nice. Mosey --- End quote --- Thanks for the comment Mosey :thumbup:, I did cheat a bit by doing the sketch freehand in pencil first and then put the ink and marker on after though. I think I prefer sketching straight in biro. It sounds like you do a bit of sketching yourself, care to elaborate! Here's a cartoon I did for my brother last week if you're interested in that sort of thing (If any Greeks are watching, please note this is done with much admiration and not intending to offend!); --- End quote --- |
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