Hewing a Red Pine 6x8 with a Adze
Channel: cam72cam
Date: 2019-03-31

I am preparing to build a large structure this summer and need four 22' 6x8 timbers for the top plates.  I found this adze head for a few bucks at an antique shop and fashioned a handle out of ash with a draw knife.

This is not a terribly traditional way to hew, but it works for the size beams I need in relation to the timber I already have.  Using an Adze tended to be one of the final steps to clean up a rough hewn timber.  An overview of more traditional techniques can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN77cAd5EAc

If you want to learn more about timber frame construction, go check out Mr. Chickadee's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHkYrJ2Fbe7pBjEZvkFzi3A.  He has inspired me in a fundamental way and has taught so many so much.

For those of you who follow this channel for Immersive Railroading related content, you now know why there has not been a release in a while.  I have been quite busy outside the digital world.