Recent content by RivennHewn

Processed some Oak dunnage that i scavenged out of the dumpster. Not sure what type, probably White. Going to give it a Bog Oak look. Started with a rust oxide solution, then it’ll get a fumed and black wax treatment. I was hoping to retain more of the existing patina, but a lot of it went...

Dividers are just cheap Grizzly Tools. No perfect, but they work

A little cutt’n & fitt’n

I often wonder how many boards I’d have to sell to hit the break even point on a forklift.

My normal procedure for handling logs tend to leave marks/damage to the exterior of the logs. Dragging them on the dirt/concrete, turning them with the cant hook, and rolling them up the ramps. With this log, the exterior was what I wanted, un damaged. Took figuring new ways to move, and load...

By far the easiest finish I’ve ever used. Finished 7 coats in a cedar skiff. Came out wonderfully https://www.amazon.com/TotalBoat-Halcyon-Water-Based-Marine-Varnish/dp/B0GK22HH17?tag=atomicindus08-20

Thought I’d post a failure, a hard lesson. Cut up some Madrone last fall. Had it outside/under cover. But I needed the space and my kiln was empty. I figured being winter, and with all the vents open, it would be like air drying outside. All looked good going in. The internal temp was...

Organized tool drawers. Did you know nut drivers breed like rabbits?

I was surprised at how little tension there was. No springing up as it was cut

Brought home my share of Walnut. Processing has begun.

Except it’s not made of wood

I heard there was life outside my garage, so I left. Peed in 3 rivers!

Spent the last few days cutting up some limbs off a “little”Black Walnut tree. 23’ 4” circumference, 7.5’ in dia. Limbs as long as 65’ The arborist recommended removing a few problem limbs that were just under 2’ in dia.

Brought home a short, ugly old log yesterday. Cut into it today. I was wondering if it was going to be worth the effort. It was.

Log boom. The perimeter logs chained together. Until recently, the tugs would pull booms through the channel to the yard just down from me.