I'll find the biggest crack and cut the log in half lengthwise through this crack and the pith. Then I cut a couple inches off the ends and see what I have left. If it's still badly cracked it...
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I'll find the biggest crack and cut the log in half lengthwise through this crack and the pith. Then I cut a couple inches off the ends and see what I have left. If it's still badly cracked it...
The second picture looks like the mulberry I have sitting in my wood pile. Not sure about the others.
Nothing too fancy. The jig for the back channel just has a board with 2 dowels that is vertical to prevent the body from spinning while sawing. This system works good for nutcrackers up to 2 foot...
I drill 2 holes on the top of the body and insert short dowels which are later used to mount the head. I made a table saw jig for each of the 2 channel cuts and mount the body on these jigs using the...