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Title: Splitting bow staves Scandinavian style
Post by: Buemaker on November 21, 2016, 12:21:00 PM

I think I learned some new tricks here that can be used when splitting bow staves. It is in Swedish, but I think you get it.
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/495586107119011/permalink/1400166496660963/

Title: Re: Splitting bow staves Scandinavian style
Post by: BMorv on November 21, 2016, 02:36:00 PM

I love seeing things done the hard way.  Thanks for posting.  That might be the inspiration I needed to hand hew a few beams for my future workshop.  
How much time was elapsed in making that beam?

Title: Re: Splitting bow staves Scandinavian style
Post by: Buemaker on November 21, 2016, 02:51:00 PM

They did not say how long it took. The beams in the church tower is 800 years old and 13 meter long. They wanted to make replicas with the tools available at that time.

Title: Re: Splitting bow staves Scandinavian style
Post by: mikkekeswick on November 22, 2016, 03:09:00 AM

Excellent, thanks for posting this. Always great to see real tools and ingenuity at work.
Me and a few friends made some ash beams like this for a canoe.

Title: Re: Splitting bow staves Scandinavian style
Post by: Roy from Pa on November 22, 2016, 06:37:00 AM

Dang that was cool..

Title: Re: Splitting bow staves Scandinavian style
Post by: passion for knowledge on November 22, 2016, 07:48:00 PM

I always enjoy watching people do something they are really good at.

Shame my Swedish is non-existant!