One of the main features was a wooden shelf fashioned in between the four legs under the top cross piece, that afforded an invaluable spot to lay down the sharp chisels, mallets, or any other items being used. We constructed heavy saw horses using a design from a sketches that appears in various different books on the subject, and they seem to work very well for us.
After the layout and boring operation is completed the timbers can then be raised to a higher level on tressels for the handwork. From my experience it is better that these timbers are not placed too high during this phase of operation. The long timbers to be worked were then placed on top either for hewing or layout and boring. The research that I have done here in Canada on a technique to use as a working display involving framing of long heavy or light timbers, came from old text books on the subject dating in my case to mid 19th century when this type of work was the norm.Įxamining closely sketches of building construction from that time period, vast timbers were laid out on bed pieces slightly imbedded in the ground to afford stability. It sure is a treat reading over all the suggestions by the group.
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