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Wooden Felling Wedge with an Iron Band, USDA 1962
A wooden wedge driven into the saw cut when felling with a chain saw. The US farm bulletin of 1962 gives it 8 to 10 inches long and 4 wide, tapering from 1½ inches to 5/16, with an iron band round the head, and says hard, close-grained wood makes the best wedges.
The picture: the bulletin's drawing of the wedge.
Beginner
Two hours
Instructions
1
1
Cut the blank
Cut the blank
Saw a straight-grained, close-grained hardwood blank about 250 mm long, 100 mm wide and 38 mm thick, with the grain running its length.
Materials for this step:
Beech Lumber1 pieceTools needed:
Hand Saw
Ruler2
2
Taper it
Taper it
Mark 8 mm at one end. On the shaving horse, take it down from the head to that mark with the drawknife, then plane both faces true.
Tools needed:
Shaving Horse
Drawknife
Hand PlaneRuler3
3
Band the head
Band the head
Cut a strip of hoop iron 50 mm wide, bend it tight round the head on the anvil, drill it and nail it on.
Materials for this step:
Iron Hoop1 piece
Iron Nails6 piecesTools needed:
Tin Snips
Anvil
Cross Peen Hammer
Hand Drill4
4
Sizes
Sizes
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Materials
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