Batoning contest

[clich]

Awesome. First completed entry. Very well done. Fictional bonus points for using a bk5. I love the bk5

 

[cbwoods67]

Updated previous post.
Clich, thanks for the contest.

 

[Birdkiller]

How much time is left?

 

[clich]

Last day is Dec 30

 

[One Legged Josh]

Here is mine so far. I will try to finish it, and put up the fire pics by the end of the week.

Basswood I collected on my buddies farm.

I will not lie, I cut it to length with my compound miter saw. (I did chop down the tree with my brute though)

I made a doorway. Cross battoned my pieces to length.

Then I added a slanted roof.

More coming soon.

 

[clich]

Nice work OLJ very well done thus far

 

[Moosez45]

Need to chink them gaps with straw and mud, OLJ, winds gonna just howl through there, and blow your fire all over the place.

Oh, and where's the chimney?



Moose

 

[econnofoot]

that one makes mine look like an 'abortion' started raining today looks like light it up tomorrow.

 

[cwarrenm]

I'm new here, but this looked like fun so I gave it a shot. I used the only Becker I have, a BK-11. I was really impressed with its performance but batoning all that wood was a lot of work with the little guy. Honestly, though, i've never batoned anything till today. I can only imagine that doing this with something a little larger, like a BK-9, would be a lot easier... did I mention I only have one Becker? Anyway...

Pictures!!!

The completed project next...

 

[clich]

Damn. That set the bar REAL high

 

[cwarrenm]

The completed project!
This cabin features a front porch, a loft, a front door and a window.

This is what my bk-11 and baton looked like after it was all done.

The Finale!![video=youtube;Wogspcv3q-c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wogspcv3q-c&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[cbwoods67]

WOW. Very nice. That blows mine out of the water.
Kinda depressing watching hours of work go up in flames though, isn't it?

 

[L4NE4]

Nice! Bar has for sure been set higher

 

[CCMI]

Man y'all are making my "cabin" look like a burnt turd! Nice work guys :thumbup:

 

[cwarrenm]

Actually, the explosion of flame sort of surprised and had a cool factor that negated any reservations I had about setting it on fire. The physical object may have gone up in flames but I learned a skill that will stay with me forever so it was all worth it.

 

[cwarrenm]

As far as setting the bar high, what can I say? I really want a bk-9

 

[Psyop]

Im in here is my work in progress. My son is learning to baton and is giving me a hand.
Raw materials some seasoned red oak that was fairly straight grained but pretty hard to notch lol

Splitting the logs

Cross batoning to length

The basic shape It has a front door.

Preparing the chinking a mixture of wood shavings leaves and mud stirred with the BK9

More to come.

 

[clich]

Damn warren just plain damn

 

[One Legged Josh]

Damn warren just plain damn

My exact same thought. I have some work to do!

 

[cwarrenm]

Thanks guys, and thanks clich for putting on this contest. I had a lot of fun with it.