hildy888

Previously I mentioned some nails in Heart Pine that I couldn/t remove. These pieces are 6/4 and 8/4 stock about ten inches wide and four to seven feet long. I should have explained that they were driven into the edge about every two inches. Well I found out that I can clamp the piece to two saw horses with the nailed edge free of the saw horses. I then snap a chalk line about one and one quarter inch in from the edge and use a sawzal with a saw blade marked for "wood with embeded nails". It is a little awkward but it is safe and solves the problem.

Cheers, George Hildebrand

I have a supply of Heart Pine that was removed from a Bank that was built here in Beaufort, SC two hundred years ago. It was given to me by the gentleman who removed this wood. Once it is cleaned up it is a joy to work with. In return I made a toy box for his daughter. I tried to upload the photos to the gallery but they were too big. You can view them by going to http://picasaweb.google.com/Hildy888/WoodworkingProjects#. They are the last three photos labeled "Heart Pine Toy Chest", "Toy Chest - End View" & "Toy Chest with non slip". I have some two and three inch Heart Pine stock that has a lot of nails which I can't remove. I spoke to the folks at Timber Wolf band saw blades and they do not have a blade for my machine (Sears 12 ") that will cut these nails. I can remove the nails from the inch and one quarter floor boards so I will try to get some more of that stock.

Cheers, George Hildebrandt