I used a cut off chunk of 2 x 4 pine 36" long. GADS!! Look at that pith will ya! Like the worst piece of scrap I could use... right?
Practice
I placed the stock on my sticking board and used 3 moulding planes that I've made and shown in previous posts: my 1/2" Rabbet, 1/2" Round, and Hollow planes.
I penciled the ogee contour on the ends as a reference check while planing. This is how it turned out.
Thanks guys. You're so kind. I was worried this would be a boring post. Considering that it's not the best wood it was amazing. The planes work very well. Except for a plane shavings rub, the plane was the only thing that touched the wood. No sanding... just plane fun!
Smooth! All the individual curve shapes blended to perfection.
I can see that as a nice way to make inside corner moulding. Of course I'd opt for the table saw to rip off the piece before starting another as I don't have a pit saw 🤠
Thanks SplinterGroup. Pit saw? I've heard of Saw pit where they used a frame saw. (One on the right) That would work. Is that what you mean? A regular old panel saw works too. I often rip off a piece from a 1x6 or such. But I agree a TS is better.
Some things that make me shake my head are old photos of guys cutting trees into planks, surrounded by stacks of lumber and pictures of the guys with saws and axes cutting down those huge redwoods.
My arms get sore just from a pruning saw on a 4" limb!
They knew how to use the saw and did it all the time thus they physically were in shape. When I first used mine I thought it would be drudgery but it wasn't. Letting the saw at 4 - 6 TPI do the work is a rhythm you develop.
When I visited Colonial Williamsburg a couple of years ago, there were a couple of guys demonstrating the use of a pit saw in a saw pit. Well, they were the second time I walked by. The first time, they were resting about half way through a cut on a fairly long beam.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
The old time actual pit saw had like 1 tooth per inch. They are huge. Lot of work. But frame saws today sort of a spin off of the pit saw are much smaller for one man use and fairly easy to use.
