2009年10月8日 · I have seen a pit saw in action. They only cut on the down stroke. The top man guides the saw and the pit man uses his weight to make the cut. Then the top man just raises …

2012年2月12日 · Of course, a one-man pit saw doesn't make sense but the gist of it is that I'm looking to get some boards out of a 12" diameter 5' long deodar cedar log. Since a froe isn't an …

2010年4月18日 · Yep, ice saw. Here is my pit saw - if you want a pit saw like this I had it custom made it Sheffield and they made a run of them when they did. It's about $500 shipped to the …

2010年3月5日 · Pleasure on my end! For the hewing, use a broad ax after you have notched and split off. Unless the timber is being directly used, I would go from the broad ax directly to the …

2012年10月1日 · For starters why do you want to saw white oak? Split them in to 1/4's or 1/18's (even 1/16's) depending in the size and rive boards with a froe. The greener the better. This is …

2012年2月25日 · Wow that frame saw looks pretty fantastic! I'da thought that the teeth would be bigger but it sure seems to get the job done. At this point - years later - I still have those …

2012年2月17日 · I'm kinda reformulating an earlier post where I asked if anyone knew of a one man 'pit-style' rip saw (ie. with real rip teeth). At this point, I've kind of figured out that they …

2014年2月3日 · Sounds like a two-person pit saw would be the way to go. Thanks! As for tools and experience...not a whole lot. I do have an old (1980s era) Granberg mini-mill (G-555), but …

2013年4月9日 · The same factory makes the Linx brand and incidentally the same great folks that custom made my pit saw. Progressive pitch in general can be a very good thing, it starts easy …

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