Brmorgan
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A few more pics
It only rained until about noon today and then got nice and sunny for most of the afternoon, so I was still able to get quite a bit done. I'm not much use before noon anyway unless I'm getting paid.
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I finished planing decking planks first thing today. Maybe I'll link this thread over to the one which was inquiring about small planers. For a cheap planer, I've been pretty impressed with this Delta. Also I planed all that and only got one tiny nick in the blades. Ended up having to take 3/32 - 1/8" off of them. Here I've started routing the 1/2" roundovers. Barely visible halfway down the deck is the #6 handplane I used to clean up any milling irregularities on the edges so that the router didn't gouge. Didn't feel like hauling my jointer out of the basement, or hauling the boards to it and back.
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Filled four 45-gallon bags with planer shavings today! The barrel's half full too. My neighbor wants a bag or two for firestarter.
That's most of the deck boards, good side up. The rest are in photo #1 on the deck.
A better view of some finished, ready to use deck boards.
A closer view of the grain. I love this stuff. I put the heart side up on all except 2 boards to maximize wear durability. They were all cut from trees under 12" diameter and mostly come from side slabs at the sawmill, so they're pretty much all flatsawn as you can see in the 3rd pic above. I took care to not keep very many with pith wood, and after sitting 2 years there's very little warp.
Woodshop - if you can make it out here, you're welcome to come along! Though it's looking like tomorrow might be a no-go. Lots of summer left.
It only rained until about noon today and then got nice and sunny for most of the afternoon, so I was still able to get quite a bit done. I'm not much use before noon anyway unless I'm getting paid.
http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75463&stc=1&d=1217653108[/IMG
I finished planing decking planks first thing today. Maybe I'll link this thread over to the one which was inquiring about small planers. For a cheap planer, I've been pretty impressed with this Delta. Also I planed all that and only got one tiny nick in the blades. Ended up having to take 3/32 - 1/8" off of them. Here I've started routing the 1/2" roundovers. Barely visible halfway down the deck is the #6 handplane I used to clean up any milling irregularities on the edges so that the router didn't gouge. Didn't feel like hauling my jointer out of the basement, or hauling the boards to it and back.
[IMG]http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75464&stc=1&d=1217653108
Filled four 45-gallon bags with planer shavings today! The barrel's half full too. My neighbor wants a bag or two for firestarter.
That's most of the deck boards, good side up. The rest are in photo #1 on the deck.
A better view of some finished, ready to use deck boards.
A closer view of the grain. I love this stuff. I put the heart side up on all except 2 boards to maximize wear durability. They were all cut from trees under 12" diameter and mostly come from side slabs at the sawmill, so they're pretty much all flatsawn as you can see in the 3rd pic above. I took care to not keep very many with pith wood, and after sitting 2 years there's very little warp.
Woodshop - if you can make it out here, you're welcome to come along! Though it's looking like tomorrow might be a no-go. Lots of summer left.