Sunday, 26 July 2015

Turbo Saw Mill in action in the woods

Over the past few weeks I've given my friend Rich a hand a couple of times using his Turbo Saw Mill to produce useful timber from some wood he's coppiced. Here's a timelapse of us using the swing-arm circular saw, driven by a chainsaw engine, to produce batons from a sweet chestnut log:



And here's a video demonstrating the slabbing attachment, which is basically a big chainsaw with a 5' bar and a system to suspend it from the mill beam:

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Making a table using a chainsaw and a sledgehammer

Having seen someone make a wooden bench using only a chainsaw and a sledgehammer, with no nails or screw, I thought I'd have a go, but making a table for use at the camp in the woods rather than a bench. As it was my first attempt I decided to use an old piece of sweet chestnut I'd had sitting around for a few years.

First I raised it up off the ground:
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