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Starting Small (finished Firewood pictures)
bjrogg:
I split off some of the extra bark and sapwood with my wedge.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Got this one coming my way. It’s number three.
Bjrogg
superdav95:
Lookin like good stuff there Bj! Thanks for sharing.
Like others have already said here lighting is key. If I find myself working on tricky thinner ringed Osage or the like with lots of character or hills and valleys and such lighting is key. Obviously patients is what gets most of us. To help with this I take many breaks and walk away and come back to it with fresh eyes. I if find myself loosing the ring edge I change angle of light source to highlight the edge better. I use a bright soft lamp that I can move to different angles on my surface which helps. On tricky staves I use rounded scrapers and take my time. Lots of good info on this thread.
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on April 02, 2024, 11:42:44 am ---Lookin like good stuff there Bj! Thanks for sharing.
Like others have already said here lighting is key. If I find myself working on tricky thinner ringed Osage or the like with lots of character or hills and valleys and such lighting is key. Obviously patients is what gets most of us. To help with this I take many breaks and walk away and come back to it with fresh eyes. I if find myself loosing the ring edge I change angle of light source to highlight the edge better. I use a bright soft lamp that I can move to different angles on my surface which helps. On tricky staves I use rounded scrapers and take my time. Lots of good info on this thread.
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I remember one stave where I think I chased three complete rings scraping with a pocket knife. I would have gone to a thicker ring using a draw knife, but they were all thin as card stock. Funny, I lost that stave dealer's information shortly after.
bjrogg:
I got firewood bending a little. I call this vice tillering. I clamp limb in vice and reduce my tips. Then I get outers bending a little. Then I tapper thickness towards handle checking bend by pulling tip with my hand and watching my bend.
Bjrogg
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