Rodney Skinner Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I am being forced to do woodworking. My wife has me building built in dresser drawers and closets in my old house. I have not been able to touch metal for a month. This is clearly abuse! lol Are there others forced to work with wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I have heard of wood and seen the stuff but I try to avoid it as much as possible. If you cut an piece of steel a quarter inch too short, you can stretch it, that don't seem to work with a 2 X 4 however. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire4ged Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I hear ya there. Unfortunately, my wife knows that I grew up building cabinets so I can't even play dumb. She does ask for forged hardware sometimes though.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Skinner Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 thanks for your understanding! cutting short, splitting, hidden flaws are just some of the crazyness of wood. I love metal of any kind. Oh well, Just two more rooms to go... Oh noooo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlarkin Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 The secret to working with wood is to use a low heat. Choke down the blower as much as possible, and keep a spray bottle handy. You also have to remember that the normal colors no longer apply. A red heat in metal is too late in wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Zietman Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Make all of the hinges and door pulls out of steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Yes, I have a tendency to combine wood and metal. The enclosed photograph shows how I am currently working on a horizontal borer device to work on a project that combines wood and iron. Can you guess what the wood and iron object will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 OOOhh! OOOHHhh! I know! It's a wagon wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrous Beuler Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Sounds like it is just about that time... Yup, your there for shure. Time to write that letter to Oprah and Dr. Phil. Second best is if you know a good voodoo priestess in N'Orleans, otherwise you are flying to Chicago... Good luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tech413 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I was raise doing wood working. From cabinets to additions, I've been there. My dad did alot of wood working and I learned from him. But I like metal alot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 aww, c'mon guys - once you embrace the dark side you'll never go back . . . These two materials are just begging to go together :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I was going to forge some new 1084 into a knife this weekend but had to finish board and bat on a shed I built 10 yrs. ago.... I love wood butchery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 My favorite type of wood work is done with a chainsaw... I have a closet to build in our home and my bride has already informed me that I can not use my chainsaw to build it... Now that's abuse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I see you have embraced the dark side alright. Pretty darned nice job of it too. Another series of pics I am NOT showing Deb. I prefer Stihl wood working tools myself and routinely mix iron and wood in the Jotul. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I'm more of a Husqvarna kind of wood worker myself but I've picked up my Brother in laws Stihl a few times... still better than those "precision" cutting tools many wood smiths use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 A Husky man eh? I don't like to work that fast myself. Not a precision tool? My gosh are they making watches or something? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Double Double Double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I've heard tell of these things called table saws and scroll saws, heck even heard once of a key hole saw!!! Heck my 18" husq can cut a table and I don't need a saw at all to make scrolls... Key holes though, isn't that something you would punch and if it needed to be fancy maybe a little file work? Crazy wood smiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I can cut a table, scroll or keyhole with my Stihl, no problem. Why in the world would you want a keyhole large enough to fit a chainsaw? Crazy indeed. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I'd love to see some pictures of the keyhole you cut with your Stihl, what oil premix are you using, and what weight bar oil do you find best? Come on pictures Frosty! we want pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I'll cut one tomorrow, it "LOOKS" like the temp is coming up, it's almost 4 ABOVE ZERO!! I'm using Stihl mix oil, 20:1 and either Stihl or Husky bar oil out of the jug. I cut it with a little diesel or ATF in the winter and add a couple oz of Duralube to the gl. jug. The Duralube really cuts the friction on the bar, it doesn't warm up enough to need adjusting after running a while. I turn the bar every time I change out the chain but these are going on 12 years old. I have two saws. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironrosefarms Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Wow 2 saws... I only have one Husq, but I still have a stable full of saws that I can't get parts for... 4 homelites (one is blue with a 30" bar, a real mans saw) 1 McCollugh (heavy!)... So out of 6 saws I have one that runs... I have come to believe that is because only one of them is orange, the Husq!!! ??? have we derailed this thread??? Nah, still talking about wood workin' Stihl rather be beating hot metal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyancarrek Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 hmmm, chain saw carpentry . . . maybe if I show up with mine, my girl friend will be a little less enthusiastic about the honey-do list . . .I see you have embraced the dark side alright. Pretty darned nice job of it too. Another series of pics I am NOT showing Deb. I prefer Stihl wood working tools myself and routinely mix iron and wood in the Jotul. Frosty Thanks Frosty! Yeah, I long for the days when I could just get away with giving gift certificates for B-days and holidays . . . now it's a family faux pas if I haven't made them something by hand. I hear ya on the wood-iron mix for the ol' wood stove! This one has a hearty appetite for the scraps from my shop . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Its funny because you guys talk about chain saw carpentry:D . My first one was a husky and i reversed on it with my dads truck lol, was like 9 back then. Since then i got 2 stihl and neither let me down, ever. I made my post and beam cabin and my workshop with my power saw hehe. All the joints were mostly half laps nailed with spikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnsrgn Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Ya Gotta Make the Woodworking tools first. Before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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