Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall
Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA
>RE: �Big Madrone� Posted on the Turner's Forum

�Naw�.those fresh batteries for the metal detector can wait until lunch�.after all, this is an [i] upper [/i] log I�m milling.�


Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall
Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA
>RE: �Big Madrone� Posted on the Turner's Forum

�Naw�.those fresh batteries for the metal detector can wait until lunch�.after all, this is an [i] upper [/i] log I�m milling.�


Yowza!
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>I think Ed Snow might be interested in that spike;).Ernie Miller, how's that for a drawer handle?
All kidding aside Bob, I hope you didn't hit it, did you? How's the mill?
Ouch!
Re: Yowza!
Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA
>See the kerf 'tween hammer and cat's paw? It stops abruptly.
The blade just needs new carbide tips is all....I'll braze them on tonite.
No real damage....what you don't see is the leather split-leg apron, the Mac-T hard hat with face shield, and the kevlar chaps.
Bummer about the blade...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>But, Glad to hear your OK! I sure would miss out on your "how to" posts.
Nice Rail Road Spike
Todd Hughes
>wasn't someone just asking the other week about using them to make something ? is it a High Carbon , Wrought Iron or Mild Steel Spike I wonder......Todd
Washington railroads
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>I know you guys run your railroad trestles over some pretty deep gorges, but this is the first time I realized y'all just nail your track to passing trees.
Good thing you didn't hit the track - that would have ruint the blade for sure.
Re: Yowza!
Ernie Miller Topeka
>I guess it will fit on a hardware drawer after all it's a prety famous spike.