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Douglas Fir Timber Beam: a Straight Log Hewn Square and Seasoned
Douglas fir is strong, hard and durable, the wood of timber frames, trusses and heavy timber structures, and it comes in long lengths. Snap chalk lines on a straight log, hew it square with axe and adze, seal the ends and let it season under cover.
The picture: our diagram, the square marked on the log end and the hewn beam.
Intermediate
Two days, then seasoning
Instructions
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Cut and mark
Cut and mark
Crosscut the straight log to length. Draw the square on both ends and snap chalk lines along the log between the corners.
Materials for this step:
Douglas Fir Log (Pseudotsuga menziesii)1 pieceTools needed:
Crosscut Saw
Tape Measure
Try Square
Chalk Line
Leather Work Gloves2
2
Hew
Hew
Score down to the line every hand's breadth with the axe, knock off the chunks, then hew the face flat to the line with the adze. Turn the log and repeat on each face.
Tools needed:
Axe
AdzeChalk LineLeather Work Gloves3
3
Season
Season
Seal the ends and stack the beam on stickers off the ground under cover until it has dried.
Tools needed:
End Sealer (paraffin wax)
Wooden Sticker (drying spacer)
Tarp4
4
Largest square from your log
Largest square from your log
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