scenes from the beamry

[redoak]

...and here's the mortise work for that same joint:

Bore out the morise with 2" forstner bit.
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Remove gross material and cut corners with chisel.
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Pare sides and clean up 45 degree angle with framing chisel.
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Test assemble... hooray everything fits (phew!)
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-redoak

 

[Metals406]

Very nice! Traditional joinery is fun!!

 

[Metals406]

Anyone interested in downloading this book about joinery? It's under 5mb in size. Hope y'all enjoy it!

http://www.mediafire.com/?lot0nllkmzm

 

[cjk]

NICE. Cant wait to see it all together.opcorn: opcorn:

 

[redoak]

metals,

that pdf you posted by Jack Sobon is great. I suggest it to anyone interested timber framing. You can't beat the price!

-redoak

 

[Marklambert61]

Mad skill

Great work can wait to see the picks of the finished product...

Mark

 

[BobL]

Great pics and great project - keep em coming!