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A Mayor Builds 5.000 year old A meeting point Unique Log Homes milled on LMPro for enthusiasts PAGE 6 PAGE 3 PAGE 2 LAKS fascinated at the APF The APF is held every second year in September. It is by far the most important trade fair in the UK aimed at those who make their living from trees. Nearly every machine connec- ted with harvesting and processing timber can be seen in action and the- re are fascinating competitions and displays of carving, pole climbing, woodland crafts, horse logging etc. This year it was held at Ragley Hall in Worcestershire and amazingly for this summer the sun shone most of the time. If you have never been to the APF, then pencil it into your diary for September 2014, as anyone with an enthusiasm for trees and timber should visit it at least once in their lifetime. century which relaxes the before re- moving the moisture with a minimum of The APF 2012 was the biggest Logosol distortion. display so far at any British show. At the center of the stand two Swedish brothers, Most visitors were fascinated by Bengt and Kalle Låks, demonstrated their the Låks framesaw with its gang of reci- The sound of the multi-bladed Låks 330 framesaw and the procating blades and many might have as- Logosol M8 mill with the BS350 . sumed it was a completely new invention. They showed how this simple combination A reminder of how wrong they were Låks framesaw... could efficiently convert low value timber, could be found on the vintage machinery in this case short douglas logs under stand opposite where a massive Kirchner 25cm diameter, into consistent sized boards horizontal framesaw manufactured in 1907 am enthusiastic about all of able to take the Låks 330 framesaw suitable for many uses such as pallets, fen- was planking up a large oak butt. A funda- Logosol’s machines and indeed we to the APF demo last month, renew cing, cladding, and flooring. mentally sound principal may be neglected Iuse most of them in our woodyard my friendship with its designer and Next to them Welsh sisters, Sharon and for a generation or two but will eventually in the Scottish Borders, but if I had manufacturer Kalle Låks, and meet po­ Heulwen Davies of Davies Implements ope- resurface. The framesaw was common up to choose a favourite it would have tential new customers and hear about rated the Logosol Norwood LM Pro mobile to WW2 and was valued for its accuracy, to be the Låks framesaw. The very the success of existing customers. bandmill, which they towed from their base steady production and low energy con- sound it makes fascinates me - more You can read more in another article. near Carmarthen. Neither sister had ope- sumption, but gradually gave way to fas- rated the bandsaw before, but with a little ter circular and wide-bladed as like the relaxed chuff of a steam expert tuition from Bengt, they quickly commercial pursued ever-higher engine than the penetrating whine of I would encourage anyone who converted a stack of bigger and production. Over the past 20 years Kalle a band or circular . I am intrigued is interested in profiting from timber logs into an impressive pile of accurately Låks has reengineered and perfected the by its high productivity even though markets such pallets, fencing, clad­ sawn boards. Davies Implements had been framesaw as a high production resaw which its one metre per minute sawing ding and flooring which require lots of successful dealers for the Lumbermate perfectly complements the new generation speed seems snail-like compared with boards of the same dimensions to go bandsaws for many years before Logosol of narrow bladed bandsaws. the metre per second of my circular onto the Logosol website and find out and Norwood linked up and have built up Just as inspiring as the old framesaw was a big following in Wales and the border its restorer Joseph Lawley who came over to saw. Its low power demand appeals more about the Låks framesaw. It may counties. Meanwhile Willie and Charlotte the Logosol stand to admire his machine’s to my green ideals and its accuracy be an unfamiliar concept but I can Dobie from Logosol’s UK base in Scotland Swedish reincarnation. Joseph is in his ni- makes subsequent drying and assure you it is very well proven with dealt with general enquiries, met many old neties and is still totally active restoring significantly easier. centuries of experience behind it. friends and explained the amazing versati- and demonstrating vintage sawmills and lity of the new SH410 Soloplaner and the tractors and is living proof that a lifetime of So I was especially pleased to be WILLIAM DOBIE, Logosol UK unique drying method of the Sauno kiln, a working with wood can keep one eternally revival of a technique common in the 19th youthful in spirit! Fresh Cut Woodworkingproject.com The Brand of Logosol Editorial staff Dependability Joy Publisher: Logosol offers long-term You become proud and Logosol UK reliability, no matter happy when creating where in the world you by working with wood. Editorial Page Editor: live. 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2 Fresh Cut # 2 • 2012 Innovative wood processing products | www.logosol.co.uk • Lots to smiles to be seen after the successful first cut.

Cutting oak with Big Mill System How do you cut an oak log that is three feet in diameter and weighs nearly 2 tons? We used 5,000 year old oak the Big Mill System – see pic- tures above from the big cut!

The owner of the oak log asked Logosol for help. The mighty oak was just over three feet in diameter and eight feet long. sawmilled on LMPro 3 ”Fresh oak weighs about 57 lbs/ft , so the log weighed about two tons. Then it Diamond Jubilee Fenland Black Oak Project gets underway is a big advantage if you can cut without having to lift up the log onto a sawmill. The job was perfect for Big Mill Pro and The largest ever intact 5,000 Big Mill System”, notes Logosol’s pro- year old sub-fossilised trunk of an duct manager Mattias Byström, who ancient giant oak (Fenland Black took up the challenge. Oak, or bog oak) was recently ex- Four people were required to lift away the first batch. cavated and saw milled into giant ”The boards we cut out weighed full-length planks at the site of its about 110 lbs each”, says Mattias Byström, discovery in the fens near South- showing off the amazing results. ery on the Norfolk/Cam­bridge border. On 25th September the bog oak was sawmilled into giant full-length planks on the - mate PRO with 9 extensions at the site of its discovery.

In order to excavate, preserve and utilise this ancient trunk, the planks will be spe- cialist kiln-dried and, with the help of the fine woodworking students of the Building Crafts College in East London, a unique 44ft long table will be created as a gift to the nation to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee • Bengt-Olov Byström, founder of and form part of our national heritage. Logosol. Nearly 40 people were at the day-long • Everyone working together to get this magnificent timber onto the Logosol Norwood event which posed the first of many practi- LM PRO...... gently does it! Bengt-Olov’s cal and logistical challenges for the project. Fenland Black Oak specialist and project director Hamish Low of Adamson and Low Tips on Chain said, “The day was phenomenal and could not have gone any better. There was so USEFUL FACTS: The Diamond Jubilee Fenland Black Oak Project Sharpening: much that could have gone wrong with this Earlier this year, a unique 5,000 year old 4 Sharpen before it gets dull! 44ft trunk when we lifted out of the ground sub-fossilised trunk of an ancient giant oak Sawing with a dull chain puts a lot of (Fenland Black Oak, or bog oak) was disco­ or during the sawmilling, but it was ama- stress on the cutting equipment. It is zing and we are so grateful to all the indi- vered in the Fens of Ely in Cambridgeshire. Instigated by Fenland Black Oak specia­ important to sharpen the chain before viduals, companies and organisations who lists and cabinet makers Adamson and Low it gets dull. have donated their valuable time, expertise and encouraged by the Worshipful Company and equipment in order to get us this far.” of Carpenters, the Diamond Jubilee Fenland 4 Sharpen it comfortably! So far support has come from landowners Black Oak Project will excavate, preserve It is always easier if you have a comfort­ and utilise this ancient trunk by sawmilling G’s Shropshire & Sons, Burwell-based ACF able working place. Fasten the guide Telehandlers, Ely-based Malco Freight, the tree into giant full-length planks and, af­ ter specialist kiln drying and the help of fine bar with a when sharpening, and Swedish company Logosol UK (Berwickshire woodworking craft students, create a unique use a filing vice if you have an electric office) and Insitu Designs (sawmills & oak­ table as a gift to the nation to form part of saw and are sharpening manually. wrights) from Goudhurst in Kent. Great Britain’s national heritage. lity, make it unique and worthy of preserving The 10 freshly sawmilled planks have The tree is a massive 44ft / 13.4m long for the interest of the nation. 4 Don’t forget to change sprocket! been delivered to the Building Crafts with no measurable taper indicating either Fenland Black Oak is one of our nation’s most important national timbers but there The best is if you alternate between College in Stratford, East London where a root or canopy. This means that it can only be a section – possibly as small as a quarter are no examples of Fenland Black Oak or bog four chains using the same sprocket. 15 metre bespoke specialist kiln funded by – of the original epic tree. oak on display in the UK at all. When the chains are worn out, you Coillte Panel Products is being constructed As far as can be determined, this speci­ A project team was formed of Adamson and change the entire set including the by students. The kiln will house the planks men is sound along its full 44ft length, which, Low, the Worshipful Company of Carpenters sprocket. for 6 months until they are ready to be along with the fact that it is impossible to and Character Communications Ltd., and the worked. We hope to keep you up-to-date know how long on Fenland Black will message about this special project is being continue to rise out of the soil, and their fragi­ spread! 4 File the bar with a UKF edge file with the progress of this amazing project. If the chain has been damaged the guide bar can get unevenly worn. File the bar rails level using a UKF edge file. Add a Zero to the Price to Find a Better Vertical Machine than Logosol MF30 LOGOSOL MF30’s six superior features

Forget that Logosol MF30 is the most complete milling machine on the market. Just regard it as a vertical milling machine. What you see is a vertical milling machine with the same functions as industrial machines that cost several times more.

The vertical milling machine is one of the basic machines in every woodworking shop. If you are thinking of leaving the and sheath knife, this is one of the first investments you should make. But if you think that you just need a vertical milling machine, Logosol’s versatile MF30 may seem to be too advanced. Regarded as just a vertical milling mach- ine, how does the Logosol MF30 stand a comparison with other machines, for the same or lower price? Woodworking project passed the question on to the designer of the machine, Bo Mårtensson. “On six points it is superior to all other machines on the market in the same price range,” he answers.

SIX OUTSTANDING POINTS Here are the six points followed by com- ments from the experienced cabinet-maker Berth Olsson. Today, he is the teacher of Logosol’s joinery courses. Earlier he worked at an industrial training programme for machine joinery, without any connection to Logosol. Even back then, he used the MF30 in the training. • The experienced cabinet-maker Berth Olsson has worked with the MF30 for many years. Today, he is the teacher of Logosol’s joinery courses. The MF30 has a machine table 1 and carriage made of precision- a feeder when the cutter is tilted forward. If vertical milling machine in the world with mill with feeder, the cutter has to be rever- machined cast iron. Other machines you are end milling or , on the other fences that can be tilted. I can’t understand sible,” says Bert Ohlsson. have table and carriage made of hand, the has to be tiltable forward. why other machines don’t have that. When plate. You can’t end mill with a spindle that is til- you are milling an inclined profile you nor- “The stability of the machine is crucial ted backwards,” says Berth Ohlsson. mally have to make a template that fills up when it comes to the operation. The MF30 the space left from the material that is mil- is just as stable as the cast-iron machines I led away on the outgoing side, or else the started working with in the 1960’s,” says workpiece will be hanging in the air and the Bert Olsson. precision is lost. On the MF30 you just set the so that the workpiece is perfectly supported on either side of the cutter,” says Bert Ohlsson.

The MF30 has a big carriage with 6 a stroke of one metre. “With a stroke of one metre, you can also The MF30 has two inter- process long workpieces and get the absolute 3changeable spindles. Besides the highest precision. Every realizes the be- cutter spindle you have a high-speed nefits of a big carriage,” says Berth Olsson. spindle with four different speeds – 3 000, 6 000, 9 000 and 14 000 This comparison is with vertical milling revolutions per minute. machines in the same price range as the The MF30 has a spindle that “I don’t know about any other vertical mil- Logosol MF30. There are machines on 2can be tilted both backwards ling machine in this price range that has the market with all the features listed abo- and forwards in 45 degrees. Other a high-speed spindle with several speeds. The MF30 has a spindle that can ve, except tiltable fences. But then we are machines have spindles that can only This is a necessity if you are using of 5be reversed. With the help of a talking about industrial equipment at a sig- be tilted forwards, and some can also different sizes. Each has an optimum switch, you choose which way the nificantly higher price. be tilted five degrees backwards. peripheral speed. The smaller the tool is in cutter is to rotate. “Add a zero to the price if you want to find “By tilting the spindle you get several profi- diameter, the higher the rpm has to be. A “It’s the same here, I can’t understand why something similar,” concludes Berth Olsson. les from the same tool. A cutter should only too high rpm in relation to the size of the other vertical milling machines don’t have Besides the points mentioned above the be tilted backwards. Firstly, there is risk of tool is a safety risk,” states Berth Ohlsson. spindles that can be reversed. This enables MF30 has 20 additional features, which we the workpiece being clamped and then hur- you to choose either conventional milling or have chosen to leave out in this comparison. led out with great force if the cutter lies on The MF30 has two tiltable fences climb milling with feeder. By climb milling But they are there, ready to be discovered top of it. It is usually called idiot operation 4 on either side of the cutter. like oak, you avoid chipping and when you need more than a powerful, sta- and is a safety risk. Secondly, you can’t use “As far as I know, the MF30 is the only get a finer surface. If you are going to climb ble and reliable vertical milling machine.

4 Fresh Cut # 2 • 2012 Innovative wood processing products | www.logosol.co.uk The dream to produce furniture at the place the trees have been felled: Anton’s Rough Bark Bench Attracted Attention in London

Everyone who his or her own timber gets amazed by the same thing: Rough logs turning into smooth boards. The designer Anton Alvarez cap- tured the magical moment in a bench, which was shown during the London Design Week at the end of September.

Anton Alvarez is from Sweden. During his education he used a Big Mill from Logosol to create unconventional furniture. The first tries whetted the appetite. When gives coarse surfaces with about the same he continued his studies at the venerable sensation that you get from bark. He was university Royal College of Art in London, trying to capture the feeling every sawyer he got the opportunity to develop his idea experiences when they lift off the slab after of sawing furniture. the first cut and are met by a perfectly sawn The assignment came from the American surface. Hardwood Export Council. This organisa- The bench was cut out with great preci- tion works for an increased use of American sion, also this time with a Big Mill. Half the hardwood. log became a seat in the shape of a perfectly Through the project ”Out of the ” sawn triangle. On the other half the bark graduating students in product design got was left on. It became a meeting between the task to create environmentally friendly nature and design, between the crude and furniture from a life-cycle perspective. the refined. “The chain gives a fine and exciting sur- Rough, Unbarked Cherry- face that isn’t planed,” says Anton. Wood The bench attracted much attention It was not enough that the furniture was during the design week in London. It stood made of a sustainable material. The design out among the twelve pieces of furniture had to feel applicable well into the future that were produced during the project. to avoid that fully functional products are scrapped when the trends change. The Dream Project and the Anton Alvarez had one requirement: Machine “I wanted to start from an unbarked American Hardwood Export Council is log.” planning to exhibit the twelve contributions The idea was that he would do it in in other places in the world. For his own, the USA, on the spot where the tree had Anton Alvarez hopes to get a commission been felled, and that the result would then of a more steady nature. be transported to the exhibition in London. “The dream would be to produce furni- But instead an unbarked log of American ture that are placed where the trees have cherry wood was sent to London. been felled, as a part of nature,” he says. “The cherry trees that grow here in Right now, he devotes himself to another Europe are just like thin sticks compared to project, which will be shown during this this. I would very much like to see a forest autumn at an exhibition about Swedish of large-diameter cherry trees,” says Anton design in Tokyo. He has created a method Alvarez. for putting furniture components together. Instead of screws and pins he has designed Perfect Contrast a machine that binds the components to- The aim was to create a sharp contrast bet- gether with thin wires. ween the rough bark and a perfectly sawn • The designer Anton Alvarez cut out a seat in the shape of a triangle from a log of surface. This is the opposite of the aesthetics More about this is found on his website American Cherry tree. “The dream would be to produce furniture that are placed where behind sculpting with a chainsaw, which www.antonalvarez.com. the trees have been felled,” says Anton Alvarez. Foto: Petr Krejci

• The meeting between rough bark and fine-sawn surface attracted much attention ”The sawn surface becomes so fine that it doesn’t need any further processing,” says during the London Design Week. Foto: Petr Krejci Anton Alvarez. Photo: Petr Krejci www.logosol.co.uk | Innovative wood processing products Fresh Cut # 2 • 2012 5 A French Mayor Builds Unique Log Homes Using two Log house Moulders France is a country built from explains Raymond Herberteau. stone, brick and, in recent years, He believes the log molder to be an unusually well-priced piece concrete. Raymond Herberteau of machinery. He also bought intends to change all that. He may two special handheld machines well be a mayor, but he’s going to for making the corners. They achieve this change using his own cost more than the molders. The sawmill is not alone; the machi- sawmill. ne room also boasts a Logosol PH260 4-sided planer. Originally Raymond Herberteau is mayor of the small this was used to make , village of Les Ventes de Bourse just outside round , for the timbering. the town of Alençon in Normandy. His wife Its next task will be strips and comes from Belarus, and he has drawn in- panels for the houses. spiration on how to build climate-smart and energy-efficient housing from the same THE HIGHEST PRECISION country. When we visited him, Raymond ”The log houses in Belarus are fantastic,” Herberteau was in the middle he says enthusiastically. of aligning his setup, helped by That may be true, but how does such a Gérard Doucet, who is assis- style fit in with the French building tradi- ting with the project and will tion? The houses along the country lanes, be building a timbered house including the mayor’s, are all built from for himself as well. The timber natural stone walls. On the other hand, the looks like a cross between the Belarusian style of construction does suit Swedish version with tongue both the surrounding countryside and our and and the American shared environment much better. D logs. ”I made a sketch of the BETTER FOR THE CLIMATE profile shape during a trip to ”One of the French government’s aims is Belarus and sent the drawing to to increase the number of wooden houses,” Logosol, and they made up the explains Raymond Herberteau. right sort of knives,” he tells us. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, This is a profile with a push trees bind carbon dioxide and by building fit that requires high precision out of wood you could say we’re imprisoning when . Which is why the greenhouse gases in the walls. Secondly, the 36-ft-long sawmill is equip- wood is an excellent material for building ped with a precision molder low-energy housing. The inspiration from guide on each crossbar along Belarus caused a few problems. Ready-to- the entire length of the rail. use timber cannot be bought in France. The Once everything is set, log af- solution was to buy a sawmill and start ma- ter log can be sawn and mol- king timber from trees felled in local forests. ded on a conveyor belt. ”In this neck of the woods, there’s a lot of ”I’ve always been interested Douglas spruce, which is ideal for timbering. in wood. For me this is both And there’s also a fair amount of oak,” he a real pleasure and a business says, pointing to a healthy pile of 30-ft-long project. The result will be logs. genuinely attractive houses,” The plan is to build 2-3 fairly large timbe- says Raymond Herberteau. red houses for year-round occupation on the property, for rent and for sale. The houses will be made from 5-inch lumber and the in- side of the walls covered with cellulose insu- lation. They will be passive houses that only need additional heating on the coldest days • Using two Log house of the year. Molders LM410, is a real time The project started in early 2009 with an saver. One is for planing and assessment of the market’s small-scale saw- the other one is for molding. mills. A lot of thick and long wood needed ”This saves much time”, says to be sawn. The best option was a band Raymond. sawmill and he found the Logosol Norwood band sawmill on the internet. This saw- mill met all his requirements and Logosol also offered a log molder, which Raymond Herberteau thought was very good value for money.

DOUBLE MOLDER In the spring of 2009 he traveled to Logosols headquarter in Sweden so he could take a proper look at the sawmill and log molder. He liked what he saw and it was a done deal. There is now an impressive setup in- stalled in a newly built machine room in Les Ventes de Bourse. Bolted securely to • Gérard Doucet is checking the the concrete slab floor is the sawmill with result of the milling.”The accuracy a 36-ft-long rail, plus a double log molder. is perfect”, says Gérard and ”One side is set up for straight planing and Raymond Herbreteau. the other for molding. It saves a lot of time,” .

6 Fresh Cut # 2 • 2012 Innovative wood processing products | www.logosol.co.uk • Much of the work is for new home construction, although outdoor additions, like pool houses and • Logosol’s CEO Malte Frisk and Product Manager Mattias Byström are happy and proud to ship a PH360 to Chad and Roger Jones’s even outside kitchens have become family business in Batchelor, Louisana. increasingly popular. Invested a PH360 in the family business: “It’s Like adding another person” Chad Jones is too busy to talk. in the home where he was born and grew hed up an order of 1,700 feet of V-cut throughout the wood in a circular pattern He’s helping load up a customer’s up. . That specific product that follows the rings of the tree. When – V-cut tongue and groove – is one of their milled, the holes appear random and it’s a truck with some cedar he and his MAKES BIG DIFFERENCE biggest sellers and with their new Logosol great choice for customers who want a rus- dad, Roger, just finished milling. As a two-man operation, anything that PH360 they can cut their production time tic look. “It’s been really busy lately,” increases throughput is a welcomed addi- in half. Chad remembers browsing through Chad says after they’re done tion and that’s the way Chad sees their new Bailey’s catalogs and the company’s website, Logosol PH360. CONNECTED WITH LOGOSOL and checking out the Logosol PH260 – but loading and the customer is on “Before we had a three-edged moulder. In the Jones’ local area, where the economy it always seemed a little light for their pur- his way. We had to plane the backside first and then is mostly farming along with a little light poses. He was on The Forestry Forum one “It slowed down a little last win- do the front,” Chad explains. This meant industry, their V-cut tongue and groove is day, which Bailey’s help sponsor, and found ter,” he adds “but that may just that most of their finished products requi- a frequent choice for both interior siding the PH360. He connected with Logosol on be due to the weather. It rained red two passes through their old moulder/ and ceilings. They’ve built up a lot of repeat the forum and got the information he needed planer. customers in the last 13 years and demand to decide that the Logosol PH360 would be a lot.” “With the Logosol, we can get it all done for this product is running high. perfect for Jones & Jones Cypress. at once.” “It’s just me and my dad. Any kind of time They placed their order with Bailey’s and Jones & Jones Cypress is a family operation. The Logosol PH360 isn’t the only equip- saving element we can come up with makes now have their equipment installed. It’s just Chad, Roger and their equipment, ment the father-son team has ordered things more cost and time efficient,” Chad ex- The pair enjoys being a small operation including a Logosol PH360 they added a from Bailey’s over the years. They’ve been plains. “In just the time that it would take to with no employees. When business slows couple months ago and which has proven customers for quite a long time and some plane the backside before, now we’re finished.” down, they don’t have to “find things for to be a major productivity improvement for of their major purchases were an Alaskan While most of their material comes from people to do,” Chad laughs. And, adding a their operation. along with a 12-1/4” beam nearby logging operations, occasionally piece of equipment like this is “like adding Located in Batchelor, Louisana, they’re planer. some special logs will show up at Jones & another person,” he says, but without any in the heart of cypress country and that When a small operation like this can cut Jones Cypress: sinker cypress. With two of the downsides. tells you one of the most important facts its workload in half, it makes a big diffe- rivers nearby, one being the Mississippi, about their mill: they work with cypress. rence to the bottom line. they’re in the perfect location to have an oc- USEFUL FACTS: Logosol PH360 Virtually all of the logs they run come Jones & Jones Cypress deals with local casional sinker cypress make its way to their from within about a 100 mile radius of builders and property owners. Much of mill. Length, width: 117” x 44” their mill. the work is for new home construction, “Time to time a fisherman or boater will Height: 56” The father-son partnership started back although outdoor additions, like pool hous- find a log that’s popped up and started to Weight: 1322 lbs in 1997 when they were working in cabine- 4-sided moulding es and even outside kitchens have become down the river. They’ll bring them to Width: 16” try. They started milling their own lumber to increasingly popular. us and we’ll mill them,” Chad says. complement their cabinet business. Height: 3/8” to 5” They’re equipped to mill virtually any When Chad and Roger mill these logs, 2-sided moulding “Pretty soon the mill became full time,” dimension of cypress lumber, along with it’s the first time the wood has been expo- Width: 14” Chad explains. And, in a way it brought the flooring, mantles, , trim, beams, sed to oxygen for several hundred years. Height: 3/8” to 9” family heritage full circle. Roger’s father, posts, , tongue and groove, When air hits the newly sawn lumber, the Feed, planetary Chad’s grandfather, was a logger and ope- and V-cut tongue and groove. wood changes color and gives it a totally variator rated his own small mills back in the day. “One day we might be sawing posts for a unique look. This is truly unusual lumber Output: 1 Hp Roger worked all his life in , mo- house order and then the next two to three that can add a beautiful look to projects. Feed rate: 11-52 ft / ving to cabinets and then finally making days we might be milling 2,500 board feet On occasion they also get the rare pecky the jump to milling with his son. Roger has min or optional of tongue and groove,” Chad says. And, on cypress, which can’t be discovered until 20-98 ft/min. spent his entire life in the area and still lives the day we caught up to Chad, they just finis- the log is cut. Pockets, or holes are created www.logosol.co.uk | Innovative wood processing products Fresh Cut # 2 • 2012 7 Timberjigged bench at Port Moon

Elvin Simpson from Ballycastle Co. Antrim, was asked to become • The Salmon’s tail has decided to curl involved with a refurbishing project of a bothy at Port Moon. Elvins - that’s okay brief was to produce an interpretive art work that could be sited out- side, have utility and refer to the heritage of the site, the coast and the culture. The land at Port Moon is owned by Anthony MacNaughtons family and they had agreed a lease with Robin Ruddock of the Causeway Kayak Club for them to use the bothy as an overnight stop for kayakers on the North Coast Trail. The site has no vehicular access so Elvin and lots of helpers had a 1.5mile walk with toolboxes and .

Elvin decided on a salmon shaped bench af- on. and again the Timberjig achieved this ter discussion with Anthony about the he- easily. You can see from the photographs ritage and culture twined into Port Moon Elvins ingenuity with the curved frame to bothy and says ’we had fun getting the help get everything in it’s place. • Elvins unique angled timber pieces from the woodland to the support guide to make site, eventually going by sea and with lots Green oak best use of the tree shape. of help from local fishing boats inbetween The bench is not only delightful artwork setting their lobster creels! and even then it but a practical seat, it commemorates the wasn’t over I got a call the next morning to salmon fishing industry of the north coast say that within an hour of leaving all the as well as representing the local legend of wood on site (two pieces that looked like the salmon knowledge, hence the median the beginnings of the biggest banana split line of the salmon contains a dedication to ever seen - two short logs for the supports the fishing families of the ’Lochaber shore’ and two planks) someone had upended one and other information. It has been created of the short support logs and set a dispo- using green (unseasoned) oak and it will sable barbeque on it, charring the end of the therefore distort and cracks will appear. log....after a nervous drive and walk I found It will also change colour with the salmon it wasn’t too bad - enough good wood left gradually going a silvery grey. Because to be able to trim the end off!’ Elvin split a log down the middle, opened and joined it, the distortions and move- Two ”bananas” ments should cancel out in the main body Work then started in earnest, joining the of the bench, but he admits it is an educatd • Using the straight guide with two ’bananas’ together and with much guess and the log has more of a say in what Timberjigged chainsaw to cut resting careful measurement and alignment and happens than he has! surface on supporting log. drilling by eye using a square the Logosol Timberjigged chainsaw and straight guide You can see more of Elvins work at saw the cutting of a straight surface that www.warwicksimpson.co.uk, find out would mirror each other when joined. more about Port Moon and it history at • Straight guide ready to cut joining Next came the supporting legs, cutting a www.schwang.co.uk/portmoon/and the surfaces onto one side of the bench. surface for the top part of the bench to rest Causeway Kayak Club at www.ccka.co.uk

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