Ian Abraham
05-15-2005, 9:15 PM
Here's some pictures of my new jig for surfacing large bits of wood, for table tops, bar tops etc.
Makita 2300 watt router, 2" dia router bit and clamped to the carriage of my Peterson sawmill. Then just run up and down adjusting the mill to the side each time. Accuracy is very good and the finish is pretty good, nothing a few minutes with a sander (or scraper for the more skilled) wont fix.
I know not everyone will have a mill frame available, but similar rig could be built from plywood and just run on wood or metal rails sitting on either side of the workpiece.
The timber is Monterey Cypress, it's an American tree but I dont think it's common over there? It grown as a farm shelter tree here in NZ, and grows to massive sizes. A 100 year old tree could be 5 ft dbh. These we cut from logs salvaged from a firewood pile. The timber is somewhat soft, but stable and durable, slabs like this usually dont split and finish up very nicely.:)
Cheers
Ian
Makita 2300 watt router, 2" dia router bit and clamped to the carriage of my Peterson sawmill. Then just run up and down adjusting the mill to the side each time. Accuracy is very good and the finish is pretty good, nothing a few minutes with a sander (or scraper for the more skilled) wont fix.
I know not everyone will have a mill frame available, but similar rig could be built from plywood and just run on wood or metal rails sitting on either side of the workpiece.
The timber is Monterey Cypress, it's an American tree but I dont think it's common over there? It grown as a farm shelter tree here in NZ, and grows to massive sizes. A 100 year old tree could be 5 ft dbh. These we cut from logs salvaged from a firewood pile. The timber is somewhat soft, but stable and durable, slabs like this usually dont split and finish up very nicely.:)
Cheers
Ian