Son had chopped down a Norway (pest) Maple from out of the Lilac bush. Found a straight section and tried a couple handsaws to cut it out. Yeah, Cardio! Brought the "victim" in to the house
Still shaking from the sawerying? On to the Dungeon we go ( add the Igor laugh, here)
Clamped into the Monarch Vise
After roughing down three sides.Time to bring out some old planes
Yep, steel frog and all. Tried a couple other ones, too
Sargent #414c made a few passes, then a little larger one took a turn
Stanley #5-1/2 Jumbo Jack. It was a night too big for this work, though
So I let Junior take over, and make just a few shavings of Soft Maple. Now to let this blank dry for a good while, then we'll see...