Splitting and Carving - Course: Manual Woodworking Techniques. Instruction Examples for Practical Vocational Training: Instruction Example 3.2.: Shaping of Round Timber

Splitting and Carving - Course: Manual Woodworking Techniques. Instruction Examples for Practical Vocational Training

		(introduction...)
		Preliminary Remarks
		Instruction Example 3.1.: Splitting-up of Round Timber
		Instruction Example 3.2.: Shaping of Round Timber
		Instruction Example 3.3.: Relief

Rough shaping of timbers with the axe to produce simple commodities where accuracy and surface finish are of minor importance.

Material

Round timbers of dimensions depending on the purpose of use.

Figure

Tools, measuring and testing means

Folding rule, axe

Auxiliary accessories

Wooden block, pencil

Necessary previous knowledge

Structure of wood, properties of wood, measuring and scribing

Sequence of operations	Comments
1. Prepare the working place.	Check and, if necessary, sharpen the axe.
2. Make available the material and inspect the properties and growth of the round timbers.	It is difficult to work knotty spots with the axe.
3. Decide on the working direction.	Axe strokes should be in grain direction, if possible.
4. Scribe the dimensions to be worked.	Scribe with folding rule and pencil the length on the circumference and the depth to be worked on the crossgrained end of the round timber.
5. Roughly work the faces by axe strokes.	Correct working position is important to avoid accidents if the axe slips off.
6. Check the dimensions worked.
7. Smooth the faces by cutting-off small chips with the axe.	Use a small, very sharp axe for smoothing.
8. Check the working results.	The faces worked should be of equal size.

Shaping of Round Timber