January 3, 201610 yr Seems there were 4 Pine (non-treated) 4x4s in the Dining Room.....Boss is in clean up mode.....Soooo Used a brand new toy for some Layout work Christmas present..Squanson 6" combo square. Set it at just over an inch. Mark a line down each side of a 4x4.....prepare to resaw! Bandsaw has a fairly new 1/2" wide blade. First couple cuts....not that great. needed some adjustments before the second 4x4 was cut. Still wanted to wiggle around the lines. Got the first slab onto the bench, and went to flatteb a side or two, used a scrub jack plane... Hungry sucker...It is a normal length Jack plane, with a highly cambered iron. Took MOST of the high points down close to the lower stuff. Finished up with a slightly bigger ( and HEAVIER) plane Stanley #7c Jointer plane. Also used a non cambered jack, and a #4 smooth plane. Made a mess of the bench top... The plane laying on it's side is a Union #5c. Worked my way through three slabs. then cut three more slabs at the bandsaw. back was starting to hurt.. Not the straightest cuts around. Need to do a panel glue up, and see what cuts need to be made. Have a couple more pine boards to bring down from the dinning room. Thinking MAYBE one of the two 4x4s left will be cut for leg blanks..of some sort. Might try tomorrow to plane down the second batch, and make the panel up. I also had to sweep the floor tonight.. And, this was half of the shavings...so far. 4x4s were from the Loft bed build over Christmas....I sawed a chunk off to get the correct height. Now I need to make use of the "leftovers" Back was getting sore and stiff...called it a night, headed for the HOT heating pad for the computer chair. Single Brain Cell Sketch Up is coming on-line, might, just might come up with a plan Thinking either a Shaker End Table...or...a Tavern Table. Stay tuned
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