Log hewing

[Tom Dunn]

If a person wanted to try their hand at hewing a pine log into a beam, via adz, broadaxe or however, is it preferable to use a green log or something that has dried to a degree?

 

[huckster]

Mike I looked at your picture of the log that you were shaping. Its is a bit of a mystery to me how you flattened that side of the log with the adz. The work piece is set on 2 smaller logs. Do you stand above the log w/the adz or beside it?

Cheers,
~Huck

 

[jeff...]

That's one way to make a bunch of chips :rolf:

 

[huckster]

Well I'm glad that isn't you : )
Your right though, that is the picture that I recall. Thats pretty cool.
I can just see myself cutting off myself @ the ankles.

Ahh. Now that I'm looking very closely at it I can see the notch in the two supporting logs. That makes a bunch more sense now.

Thanks,
~Huck

 

[4yanks]

I don't know much about hewing. But, I have done some riving. I would think you would want to work the log green. My reasoning is that, if left on the ground for more than 10 days to 2 weeks some species (oak) will begin to spalt. It is no easy task to throw around green logs either, so I think that working it down closer to its desired dimensions would help with portability, so that it could be stacked properly or worked.

 

[Tom Dunn]

What kind of wood is that in the pic?:eusa_thin