Some interesting hewing teachniques

[Curt Hal]

I've never hewed a whole log, like many. I can only marvel at the hard work that the settlers put into one small cabin. I can also see how the sawmill saved a lot of time and waste, but signalled the end of an era. Anyway, this is a video found interesting.

 

[Hairy Clipper]

I enjoyed watching this video and I, too, am amazed at what our ancestors were able to accomplish with basic hand tools, logical thinking, lots of elbow grease and time. It is very instructional for those of us that have not done this type of work before.

When my father's parents moved into town after a lifetime of farming dad's brother rented the farm and all the buildings from them. About twenty five years later Grandpa was gone and Grandma decided to sell the farmhouse and outbuildings and the five acres they sat on. Fast forward a couple of years and the new owners wanted to put a sliding glass door in the kitchen on the west wall. The carpenter did not know what he was getting into when his 12 inch long blade on his Sawzall did not go through that west wall. He went home and got a chainsaw with 24 inch bar and was then able to cut through the original log cabin wall that was built on a stone foundation sometime in the 1860s. This log cabin had been added onto with dimension lumber and square cut nails prior to 1920 and still stands today. I was told the square log wall was about 20 inches thick.

 

[rjdankert]

Bob

 

[rjdankert]

More hewing in this thread:
https://bladeforums.com/threads/hewing-a-white-oak-6-x6.1375426/



Bob

 

[Hairy Clipper]

Bob: Thank you for posting the links to these videos. I find the topic of hewing logs and the techniques very interesting/

 

[Square_peg]

I tried to watch that video once but it was just too painful.

 

[rjdankert]

The OP video?


Bob

 

[Square_peg]

Yes.

 

[Student762]

As in poor technique or the video's presentation itself?

 

[Square_peg]

Poor technique. Discussed in earlier thread. See link posted by RJDankert.

 

[Student762]

Ahh, thank you S Square_peg

 

[rjdankert]

Just to avoid any confusion:

The OP video?

FWIW, when I posted this I thought it obvious that "OP video" meant the "Original Post" in this thread. ​

Post #1:

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Yes.

As in poor technique or the video's presentation itself?

Discussed in earlier thread. See link posted by RJDankert.

That link I posted (post #4 -this thread) is to a thread whose subject is a different video than the one in post #1 in this thread. Here it is:

The video that is the subject of this thread has not been discussed.

As far as the discussion of the subject video in this thread goes I would hope that the first an last text in it will lend some tolerance:

Bob

 

[Fmont]

That's a good attitude, and admirable. But at the same time important, I think, to point out it's not the traditional or most effective way. Just so the record doesn't get muddled. It'd be very easy for someone to watch a video like this and assume it's the best way to go about things, rather than an improvised method. I do admire his gumption, that's for sure! Looks like he's having a lot of fun!