Mdf patten of seat, taken to woodyard to help find a log
Needed a beam that excluded the center of tree . It also had to be clean, without shakes or large knots
One is finally chosen
Template rested on top to help determine the best angle of cut
Top slices removed to reveal clean timber. 1" slices cut until 23" of oak apears without sap.
The 17" flitch is now cut.
Once cut it can be straight edged and cut to size.
Beam arrives at workshop.
Lines are drawn onto beam.
First stage is to cut the concave surface onto the top edge. This is done using vertical cuts with a chainsaw or kerf cuts.
The bits between grooves can then be removed with an adze.
The face is cleaned with a plane , making sure it is square to edge. Bronze planes used as thehigh tannin in the wet oak would blue the surface if anordinary plane used.
The horns are cut out with a chainsaw
The hole is cut initially with the saw, cutting a square hole before cutting out radially towards edge.
Chopping out hole
base being cut out
The horns are now tapered using the kerf cutting technique
A radius is planed onto the top
base showing drip edge
Rain cover while oiling
Setting out the lettering
A sub base is bolted on to help with stability.
