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Forum topic by Danpaddles | posted 11-13-2012 04:32 AM | 4038 views | 0 times favorited | 6 replies | ![]() |
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11-13-2012 04:32 AM |
A good friend asked me if I could help her make a log planter, from an oak tree that came from her childhood home. I have no great ideas about how to hollow out an oak log. Not even sure if it is white oak or red, I would imagine white oak would last a whole lot longer than red oak. Ideas? What about finding someone with a Woodmizer, slab off the sides, bandsaw out a big depression, then re-attach the slabbed sides. I am not sure I am good enough with a chain saw to try to use one to hollow out the insides. Kick back danger, right? I am also used to working alone, I would guess I can not turn and maneuver a log by myself. This is the sort of thing she is looking for, in a similarly sized log. -- Dan V. in Indy |