hewing a white oak 6"x6"

Bob, this was worth the watch - thank you. Interesting to see the relief cuts in action before being removed.
 
Agent_H said:
. . . Interesting to see the relief cuts in action before being removed.
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This was probably obvious to everyone but me, but I just realized that is essentially what is done when hewing logs - score then juggle. Lessens the chance for the axe to follow the grain in a direction you don't want it to go. :oops:


Bob
 
rjdankert said:
This was probably obvious to everyone but me, but I just realized that is essentially what is done when hewing logs - score then juggle. Lessens the chance for the axe to follow the grain in a direction you don't want it to go. :oops:


Bob
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Yep. It's called slash hewing. Slashes instead of notches.
 
300Six said:
Same goes for roofing! Skins (workers) that are awkward, overly cautious or slow moving along the roof were referred to by shingle roofer bosses as 'fat boys'.
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I did roofing (three tab, then some architectural and metal), vinal siding and carpentry when I was young. Boy did I absolutely hate slow moving slackers that tried to get away with doing the bare minimum. I did some industrial roofing as well. (Rolled, and poured with crushed stone. We lost three cookers in one day on a poured roof.
(I also did cedar shakes for my grandfather on his house and barn as well as cedar shakes for another family members farm house.)

I found it funny because I have some pictures on my computer I have collected from around web and here of the old boys in the logging camps. Maine and points west. They are all skinny;) and that list of what they ate in a day played over in my head.
Quite a statement of fact.
 
Not sure about anyone else, but the video of the Japanese man hewing with bare feet made chills go up my spine. I imagine unless you had steel toed boots, hitting your foot with an axe would not be good, in his case looks like even a little hit would be very bad. John
 
http://www.diehardsurvivor.com/scor...nvert-logs-to-lumber-the-old-fashioned-way/2/
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"Slash scoring is done by making a series of overlapping ax cuts down the length of the log. These slash cuts are angled (30-40 degrees) into the log and about 3 inches apart down the side of the log. A sharp felling ax with a 36 inch handle is what I use. The longer handle makes reaching the bottom side of the plumb line “easier.” There’s really nothing easy about hand-hewing timber.

Slash scoring, in my experience, is best when there is not a lot of wood to be removed to reach the line. With more than a couple of inches to be removed, juggling works better for me."
 
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quinton said:
A sharp felling ax with a 36 inch handle is what I use. The longer handle makes reaching the bottom side of the plumb line “easier.” There’s really nothing easy about hand-hewing timber.

Slash scoring, in my experience, is best when there is not a lot of wood to be removed to reach the line. With more than a couple of inches to be removed, juggling works better for me.
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I use slash hewing around knots, grain changes or burls while the rest of my work will be done by juggling.

I'm with you on using a longer axe for juggling or slash hewing. A 32"-34" haft is good for me when hewing moderate sized logs, 12"-16". On a larger log I would definitely want a 36" haft.
 
quinton said:
http://www.diehardsurvivor.com/scor...nvert-logs-to-lumber-the-old-fashioned-way/2/
Slash scoring is done by making a series of overlapping ax cuts down the length of the log. These slash cuts are angled (30-40 degrees) into the log and about 3 inches apart down the side of the log. A sharp felling ax with a 36 inch handle is what I use. The longer handle makes reaching the bottom side of the plumb line “easier.” There’s really nothing easy about hand-hewing timber.

Slash scoring, in my experience, is best when there is not a lot of wood to be removed to reach the line. With more than a couple of inches to be removed, juggling works better for me.
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Have you come across the term "slash hewing"?

quinton said:
Slash scoring is also covered by Bernie in "These Old Cabin Logs".
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Also:
http://www.bchmt.org/documents/education/AnAxetoGrind.pdf
From page 47:
"5. Next, score the log. To start scoring with your single-bit ax, stand on top of the log. Chop to the depth of the chalk line in the center, or for a large-diameter log, take chops high, low, and in the middle. Do not burst (clear) the chips. Each of these swings is done with the forehand swing only. This process is called slash scoring. It is the most common method of scoring. The slashes are placed 3 to 4 inches apart down the length of the log.

On a large log, scoring is easier using a method called “juggling” (Figure 101). In juggling, you score the log by chopping a series of shallow V-notches to the depth of the chalk line. To do this, stand on top of the log and cut with both the forehand swing and the backhand swing. Then, still working from the top of the log with your single-bit ax, chop parallel to the log with the grain to split off the chips between the V-notches (spaced 10 to 12 inches apart, Figure 102)."




Bob
 
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