[Regia-NA] Re: [RANA-Members] The provenance of wood
Douglas Sunlin
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Wed, 14 May 2003 09:38:53 -0700
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<P>Hail Smithr:</P>
<P>I use a router, though the one I use only takes a maximum 1/2" radius roundover; I would need a bigger router to take a 3/4" roundover, which would produce perfectly round 1-1/2" dia stock. As it is I have "sub-rectangular" poles.<BR><BR>On manręden, </P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Osweald of Baldurstrand
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Jim" <JIM.SMITH@BATNET.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] Re: [RANA-Members] The provenance of wood
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 22:00:33 -0700
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<DIV></DIV>>Douglas Sunlin wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>> > [....] has anyone made a business of coppicing ash poles for
<DIV></DIV>> > re-enactors? Surely a growth industry! ;)
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<DIV></DIV>>I've been selling ash poles that I've carved down from square stock.
<DIV></DIV>>I start with rough cut 6/4 ash, which comes in 12ft lengths and range
<DIV></DIV>>from 5 to 12 inches in width. I cut the boards in half (6 foot) and
<DIV></DIV>>then square off the edges on a table saw. Then I cut 1-1/4" rips
<DIV></DIV>>out of each board and turn each rip a quarter turn and run it through
<DIV></DIV>>the saw again so that they are perfectly square. Next I change the
<DIV></DIV>>angle of the tablesaw blade to 45 deg and cut off each of the four
<DIV></DIV>>edges, turning the board from being square to being octagonal. I then
<DIV></DIV>>use a block plane to knock off the edges and shape the board until it
<DIV></DIV>>is perfectly round. To finish the poles I fine sand them and coat them
<DIV></DIV>>in linseed oil.
<DIV></DIV>>I've been selling my poles at SCA events, along with my period ash
<DIV></DIV>>bows. $30 for round ones that are sanded and oiled and for ones that
<DIV></DIV>>I've left octagonal, saned and oiled.
<DIV></DIV>>$10 for ones that are rough cut octagonal, unoiled and have saw marks.
<DIV></DIV>>The round poles don't sell, and the finished octagonal ones sell once
<DIV></DIV>>in a while, but the rough ones.
<DIV></DIV>>I live in the San francisco area of California, but I might be able to
<DIV></DIV>>ship to other parts of N.A. Most of the poles I have in stock are 6ft
<DIV></DIV>>long and 1-1/4" in diameter, but I can make longer ones.
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<DIV></DIV>>Smithr
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