Andy Hoyt
03-02-2006, 11:12 PM
Every once in a while I've snuck a shot of one of my timberframed models or dollhouses into the background of something I'm posting. Just a subtle way of showing off my work because I'm proud of it.
Anyway, I did so the other day and this time it prompted a number of postings expressing interest in seeing more; along with a few PMs asking me to start something in the OT Forum along the lines of what Karl Laustrup is doing with his real house. So - Here ya are.
The model I'm working on right now has a drop dead date of March 19, so this project will either take less time than Karl's house; or put me in jail for failure to meet my end of the bargain. The race is on!
Dennis Peacock suggested that I start from the beginning and walk you through the process. After a few of these we'll be caught up to real time and then you'll see if I crash and burn, or just burn out.
33083
This first shot shows that it's just a plain old short stack of #2 white pine. To produce the timber, I'll use the same table saw, planer, and drum sander that you guys use. Nothing unique there, so we'll jump forward to the layout bench.
33084
And this one shows my forty-eight inch long marking bench. That means I can layout joinery on a 48 foot long timber in 1/12th scale. One inch in my world equals one foot everywhere else. From here on in when I refer to inches and feet, understand that I'll be talking in scale.
33085
Here's a close up of the thing. There are four rules. One for eight inch thick stock; one for six inch thick stock; one for six inch stock in reverse; and one for four inch thick stuff.
33086
An action shot of me doing my thing. I'm actually right handed so this is a staged shot because I was unable to hold and shoot the camera with my left hand. Klutz!
33087
After layout, I'll rough cut the timber to length with a handsaw and then "cut" it to actual length with a disc sander. I get much more accurate results this way.
Anyway, I did so the other day and this time it prompted a number of postings expressing interest in seeing more; along with a few PMs asking me to start something in the OT Forum along the lines of what Karl Laustrup is doing with his real house. So - Here ya are.
The model I'm working on right now has a drop dead date of March 19, so this project will either take less time than Karl's house; or put me in jail for failure to meet my end of the bargain. The race is on!
Dennis Peacock suggested that I start from the beginning and walk you through the process. After a few of these we'll be caught up to real time and then you'll see if I crash and burn, or just burn out.
33083
This first shot shows that it's just a plain old short stack of #2 white pine. To produce the timber, I'll use the same table saw, planer, and drum sander that you guys use. Nothing unique there, so we'll jump forward to the layout bench.
33084
And this one shows my forty-eight inch long marking bench. That means I can layout joinery on a 48 foot long timber in 1/12th scale. One inch in my world equals one foot everywhere else. From here on in when I refer to inches and feet, understand that I'll be talking in scale.
33085
Here's a close up of the thing. There are four rules. One for eight inch thick stock; one for six inch thick stock; one for six inch stock in reverse; and one for four inch thick stuff.
33086
An action shot of me doing my thing. I'm actually right handed so this is a staged shot because I was unable to hold and shoot the camera with my left hand. Klutz!
33087
After layout, I'll rough cut the timber to length with a handsaw and then "cut" it to actual length with a disc sander. I get much more accurate results this way.