Mantle

[MotorSeven]

Yep, 10 degrees is what I filed mine too. You can also go down to zero or anything in between.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning Forgeblast,
Wow what a beautiful job !!! Just amazing detail, you really put some real effort into that project !

My only small concern, is how close that stove pipe is to the wood... it looks kind of close in the pics, but it may be farther than pics...

Im just thinking out loud, if there ever was a fire in the pipe, would it be a problem ?

In any event, beautiful craftsmanship !

 

[forgeblast]

Thanks Scott the mantle is 2 1/2 inches away from the pipe it only needs to be 2. Its a zero clearence lp stove by jotul.
Thanks M7, did you notice a big improvement once you refiled?

 

[MotorSeven]

Fb, I never milled with anything more than 10 degrees, so I can't say. What I can say is that read learn & study how to get your chains razor sharp and that makes a huge difference.

I saw a video a long time ago which stated boldly that filing against the tooth produces a longer lasting edge. I was taught back in the 80' to file with he tooth. But, the reason is that filing with the tooth leaves a rough filed lip of the really thin hard chrome coating(which is what does most of the cutting work) hanging off the edge of the tooth that breaks off soon after contacting wood leaving a divit on then cutting edge. Filing against it prevents that ragged edge and keeps a seamless transition from the hard chrome and the steel underneath the chrome.

Both methods can be equally sharp, but the filing in to the cutter definitely holds an edge quite a bit longer.

 

[forgeblast]

Thanks I really appreciate that Info.

 

[forgeblast]

Decorated for Christmas. Happy Holiday to everyone.

 

[/pine]

nice work :thumbsup:

I love the look of hand hued timbers...and I collect both foot and hand adzes...but some flea market vendors etc. must think they are made out of gold by what they ask for them...

 

[MotorSeven]

FB, that looks great...nice job! There is an old abandoned farm house behind my place. The outbuildings & what must have been a barn still have walls standing 8-10' high. They are all hand hewn Chestnut.....massive...12-16" tall & 8-10" wide buy 12-16' long. Every time I'm back there I just stare at them and think, "I really need to call the land owner and work something out with them to recover these timbers".

 

[Kyle241]

That is awesome! Love the 'rustic' look and stonework really makes it standout.

 

[forgeblast]

Thank you all! I appreciate the kind words. The stone sealer really brought out the colors of the stone and my wife was able to hang the stockings there this year (i moved them to the edges after the picture). We also were able to find a lot of old picture frames that fit the house.

hand hewn Chestnut...one of my favorite woods.

I cannot wait for the douglas crosses (blight immune trees) to be released to the public. I plan on putting a lot of them up on our property.