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95381 "Marc@l..." <Marc@listmoms.net> 2001‑07‑19 Bio
I've been reading this list for a couple of months and decided this would 
be a good time to de-lurk.

My name is Marc Wolfe.  I'm married and have a 3-YO son who, naturally, 
proscribes any serious woodworking on my part.  I live in Washington, DC 
and work for the US government in the administrative management field.  I 
listmom several mailing lists unrelated to woodworking.   44/6'2"/160/BB.

I am interested in tail-less tools for a number of reasons, not the least 
of which is lack of space, but also because of the lack of noise and 
dust.  Since I hope to co-opt some of the 3-YO's energy, hand tools also 
seem to be a good idea.  After all, no one ever cut off an appendage using 
a hand saw, right?

I've always liked designing and building things, from woodworking to 
computer programming.  I've worked rough carpentry in the past and built my 
own shed (10X12) last summer, using both tailed and traditional tools.

I'm also something of a bottom-feeder, hence the following question:

I have several trees, none of any great size  (2x40 ft wild cherries, and a 
25 foot American dogwood) which need to come down.  I'd like to salvage 
some of the timber for lumber (to my eye there are several very promising 
sections, including a 10-12 ft length of cherry ca. 14" diameter) for 
projects.  I've investigated chainsaw mills and found them to be wasteful 
of lumber, so I'd appreciate any pointers to hand-sawyering tools, e.g. 
pit-saws or maebikis.  I've looked and found no newly-manufactured ones for 
sale, and the vintage few pit-saws I've seen leave something (actually 
everything) to be desired.

I would be grateful for any tips on finding or making a tool for ripping 
rough lumber.  I've considered buying an Amish-style one-man handsaw (36") 
and filing it rip if I can't find a purpose-built tools.

TIA,

Marc Wolfe
Marc@l...



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