Blade and stakes

[the_vulture]

Betcha thought I was going to talk about vampires again, right? *silly grin*

I'm supposed to be out cutting a bunch more surveying stakes, but only got about an hour into it before giving up on account of having to force the wood through the saw too hard. The blade has gotten way too dull. It doesn't help, of course, that I'm having to rip lengths of 1.5" by 5.5" planks in order to do this. It's wood we are salvaging from the stalls of the barn. It seems a shame to cut down planks of such good wood for stakes, but pre-made stakes are costing a bundle and the planks are free. Hopefully we won't have to do this for long; it bugs the hell out of me to use good wood this way.

Comments

Good Wood.

[magikgypsy.livejournal.com]

EEEKKK you're wasting precious barn wood on stakes? My good god man stake yourself...you could be making wonderful deacon benches or wall cabinets and anything that could give the wood justice...like a cool kitchen floor or pantry. You need a noodle whipping for that.

Re: Good Wood.

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

*chuckle* You can start with my dad; it was his decision to do that. These wouldn't have been all that grand for decorative effect; the timber is still pretty new. It's a waste of good construction material that's bugging me.