Replies

1. 
   highfigh | Feb 25, 2007 04:58am | #1

   I'll call a friend of mine in the AM. He has a truck that can haul them and if not, he can get one..

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
1. 
   frenchy | Feb 25, 2007 03:22pm | #2

   highfigh, 

       No real hurry,  There will be easier access to them next month when I start construction. 

    I hauled most of them home on a trailer I borrowed.. you might consider that as well.

2. 
   creekwood | Feb 25, 2007 04:28pm | #3

   Frenchy, how long have you had these tools? Aren't they a part of you after this project? Seems like a few days of wining and dining are in order, and whatever else you need to do.

   That'd be like getting rid of your favorite pet, seems to me.

1. 
   frenchy | Feb 25, 2007 06:26pm | #4

   Creekwood

    I'm just getting rid of the timberframing tools.. the wood working tools I'll keep untill I'm done with them.. That's a long way down the road..

      I'm getting too old to do timberframing anymore.. I bought them for this one project and will sell them to the next person who'd like to build a timberframe.. that way I can help keep the craft alive..

     Since I'll sell them for 1/2 what it will cost to replace them it will be a good deal for the next user.. if they keep them in good condition and sell them when they are finished the actual cost of owning them should be pretty close to zero.  Thus I can help indirectly build several more timberframes..

     If some ambitous young person wants to take the tools and start a business creating timberframe homes I'm sure he'll have a wonderful career building upper end homes.   Either way others can capitilize on the things I've learned.. (advice is free and guaranteed to be worth exactly what you paid for it) 

    Just a priliminary list of what's available

     a 16 inch circular saw, {2}   6 1/4 inch hand power planes, a chain morticer, a groove cutter (think giant dado head on a circular saw)  perfect for wire chases and other timber work..  a curved base power planer.   Everything has new or sharp blades etc. and there are plenty of extra blades, cutters etc.. There are a few other tools you need to do timber work such as a  big 1/2 hole hog and really big drills and counterbores etc..  plus all your normal hand and power tools..

         But the critical ones are all going to be included..  You could buy the tools and go to your local sawmill and start timberframing..

     IF you get a decent deal on the timbers plus are able to shop well you can build a fabulous timberframe home cheaper than you can buy a modest stick built home..