Sparrbila Surfacing

[Square_peg]

Yes you're right, that's Western Red Cedar.

By the way, your dog Warren is no bulldog, it's a German Sheppard but you don't have to tell him that

Warren calls it a bulldog. It's origins may indeed be German. So many tools derived form there.

 

[A17]

He means the pooch under the log.

 

[A17]

Double post

 

[Square_peg]

He means the pooch under the log.

Doah! :foreheadslap:
Of course.

 

[Ernest DuBois]

I like to sub-brand my spud, "Saber Toothed Panther"™ "'Cause it bites when it needs it!"

 

[Ernest DuBois]

For the two short sides I have settled on a longitudinal technique using a sparrbila as the one suited best to this wood, side axes just not cutting it for now. It's the initial long sides that have me still looking for the right axe/technique combo for surfacing.Here, another axe using longitudinal and transverse action with attention paid to a definite follow-through swing. Well, I find it kind of ok really once I work out some kinks.

a many faceted surface.

The axe, we'll just call it timmeryxa and leave it at that. Swedish, pol-less, robustly bitted, a bit gnomic in appearance really.