How d'they do dat?

[Badgerland]

Afternoon all!

 

I've been asked to make a rustic table and 2 benches and the client wants to have the edges treated like he saw on a bench outside a restaurant. If I get this right they should be seen in the pictures attached (hopefully!).

The only thing is I can't figure out how they did it. My initial thoughts were they were made with a debarking tool (possibly on a chainsaw) like I think Logosol do. The other possibility is that they used an electric hand planer, but assuming the slab is only 2 inches thick the planer blade would only be about 2 inches wide. I thought most were 3 inches or widers.

 

So, let's have your thoughts (on this topic before you all go freestyle!) on how it might have been done, cos I'm wearing a groove into the side of my head working it out!

 

[Stubby]

Adze

13 minutes ago, Badgerland said:

Afternoon all!

 

I've been asked to make a rustic table and 2 benches and the client wants to have the edges treated like he saw on a bench outside a restaurant. If I get this right they should be seen in the pictures attached (hopefully!).

The only thing is I can't figure out how they did it. My initial thoughts were they were made with a debarking tool (possibly on a chainsaw) like I think Logosol do. The other possibility is that they used an electric hand planer, but assuming the slab is only 2 inches thick the planer blade would only be about 2 inches wide. I thought most were 3 inches or widers.

 

So, let's have your thoughts (on this topic before you all go freestyle!) on how it might have been done, cos I'm wearing a groove into the side of my head working it out!

 

Adze ?

[Lazurus]

Wot he said or small froe or hand axe

[Badgerland]

3 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Adze

Adze ?

Hah! See, I hadn't thought of that as a possibility.

 

It looks a bit too mechanical a cut to me for an adze though. Not really had any experience of using one, so would an adze give such a flat plane? Or would it be a bit more curved as the blade followed it's natural arch?

[Rough Hewn]

I don't think that's an adze or axe.
No curved blade markings.
Possibly sawn then chiselled or square edged gouge.

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Rough Hewn said:

I don't think that's an adze or axe.
No curved blade markings.
Possibly sawn then chiselled or square edged gouge.

Band saw ( free standing not mill ) perhaps ?

[harvey b davison]

Possibly hand sawn to correct depth then wide chisel / axe / debarker etc out. Then possibly sanded.

[Woodworks]

That's either been through a planer thicknesser or possibly been leveled with a router sled

 

Edit. Oops you said edge so looks like a handheld planer across the grain. Bit odd really and adzed would look much better

Edited June 13, 2019 by Woodworks

[se7enthdevil]

that sort of edge is made by a grinder taking of the bark a bit like this.

 

look at 2 mins in to the video.

 

[billpierce]

Id suggest taking the sap wood right off on any outdoor bench as it will turn to mush in a few years