Howdy All,
It's been a while since I posted. A little over a year ago, I posted this project http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...d-tool-project as phase 1. I finally got phase 2 finished, although totally different than originally planned - it was to be a walkway connecting to a second deck.
The realized phase 2 is a pergola that covers a 12x16 slab, a wee small deck for the back door, and a mono-stringer stair for the phase 1 deck. I post this in the Neader section since the wood working is almost all (>98%) done by beer powered tools, and even the jig and circular saw were propelled by West Sixth IPA when used. Whew, I am glad it is finished. I still need to find some white oak 2x12 treads for the stairs to get rid of the treated SYP.
The pergola is all treated SYP - it has 8x8 posts, 6x8 beams, and 4x6 sun joists. The small deck is 6x6 and 4x6 framing, 2x4 dovetailed joists, and decking left over from the phase 1 project. I built it in the garage over the winter and carried it around and dropped it into post holes once spring arrived. I learned a good bit on layout using center lines, dividers, plumb bobs, and levels - essentially timber framing with crooked timbers. There is a current thread on Narex chisels - I can attest that they are good chisels. I used a 1.5" bevel edge chisels as a mortising/framing chisel and the 2" as a paring chisel - they get sharp and hold the edge a good long time all while being aggresively used. The 1.5" chisel took a beating mostly in stride - it'll need a new hoop someday. I put the rest of the pics in a second post.
R/
William
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