Comments on: Exploit the Weakness of the Tree http://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Fri, 24 May 2013 22:53:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Keith Mhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree/comment-page-1#comment-39941 Keith M Tue, 08 May 2012 15:31:15 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=161111#comment-39941 I believe that native tribes on the pacific coast of Canada would cleave standing trees ,very large cedars, by chopping a notch very high in the tree and inserting a large rock in the notch and alowing gravity and wind motion to do the rest.It would take quite a while.So you would do this for your children or grandchildren.Just as your parents or grandparents had done for you.Keith M

]]> By: rmcnabbhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree/comment-page-1#comment-39021 rmcnabb Wed, 02 May 2012 02:32:58 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=161111#comment-39021 Daniel Boone (Fess Parker) did it with a thrown tomahawk…every Thursday night if I remember correctly.

]]> By: Jim McCoyhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree/comment-page-1#comment-38781 Jim McCoy Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:27:35 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=161111#comment-38781 Hi Chris,
While you’re on the topic of hand planes I would like to ask a question about fore planes. I have set up my #5 as you suggest and it has worked fairly well but in my big hands it feels kind of inefficient on bigger stuff. I’ve used it on everything from white oak to ponderosa pine boards to flatten them. I also own a #5 1/2 and a #6 that I’m currently cleaning up and restoring. I really like the looks of these two planes and since I’m a fairly big guy (6′ 6″, 320 lbs) I thought they might work as fore planes too, especially on some of the bigger stock I have. My question is, given the wider sole of these bigger planes, what radius would you suggest for the camber? Eight inches seems too tight. Thanks.

Jim

]]> By: Nielshttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree/comment-page-1#comment-38601 Niels Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:42:30 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=161111#comment-38601 “I’ve never seen anyone cleave a standing tree in the vertical axis, though that would be fairly cool to see.”

I saw this in a woodworking video once: Chuck Norris’s Wood Workout.

]]> By: Steve_OHhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree/comment-page-1#comment-38561 Steve_OH Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:47:26 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=161111#comment-38561 I’ve seen trees cloven in the vertical axis by both lightning and ice (not at the same time).

-Steve

]]> By: tomshttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/techniques/joinery/exploit-the-weakness-of-the-tree/comment-page-1#comment-38521 toms Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:44:50 +0000 http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=161111#comment-38521 I’ve never seen anyone cleave a standing tree in the vertical axis, though that would be fairly cool to see.

Sure you have Chris. You’ve watched Looney Tune Cartoons, right?

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