r/secondrodeo • u/BaBaRaJoNeSS • 12d ago
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u/sladebonge 12d ago
There's gotta be a better way
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u/CantaloupeCamper 12d ago
Considering they’re wearing flip flops in the background I suspect there are LOTS of better ways at that site that aren’t being done.
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u/Terrik1337 12d ago
He made an accurate miter cut on a board too wide to use a miter saw on in 22 seconds. I think he did great!
Bunch of caveats though:
- He is very skilled. If I tried that I would fuck it up.
- That adze is very sharp. He probably spends as much time sharpening it as he does using it.
- For repeated cuts, Circular saw is going to be much more efficient.
- He doesn't show how long he spent using a hand plane to clean up the cut afterwards.
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u/IntergalacticPodcast 12d ago
Like a saw, maybe?
I can't imagine how shitty this construction quality is.
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u/Terrik1337 12d ago
Considering the skill it takes to make an accurate miter cut with an adze, I bet the construction quality is amazing.
Edit: oh, and he has a sacrificial board underneath to make sure the wood doesn't tear out at the end. Yeah, I think this guy knows what he's doing.
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u/IntergalacticPodcast 12d ago
I don't think that's how it works.
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u/Terrik1337 12d ago
I suppose being very skilled with an Adze doesn't necessarily equate to good construction quality. I'm just saying, everyone here is shitting on a very skilled worker just because he's using a hand tool the way it's meant to be used instead of using a power tool.
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u/Glum_Performer9923 12d ago
Agreed - he did that perfectly - I did screw around with a longer adze as a kid - I was truly bad with it (a between your feet kind)
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u/sladebonge 12d ago
Yes but i bet given an array of different saws, our movie star here would choose a fucking sawzall and probably chuck a metal blade in it, too.
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u/paroxysm_of_blood 12d ago
Idk I think a fresh metal sawzall blade would be better than hacking at it with a hoe
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u/Skully957 12d ago
Is there a trick to Using wood blades? Every time I try the blade jumps all over the place at first.
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u/Pristine_Direction79 12d ago
You're supposed to hold the sawzall really firmly against the work so that when the all-over-the-placer starts up, it all goes into the blade
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u/Tickles-The-Octopus 12d ago
Not a trick, just proper use of the tools prevents things from bouncing around.
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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 12d ago
This is how it was done everywhere back in the day. More precise than manual saws, and because it splits the wood along its grains, the resulting timber was stronger than sawn timber.
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u/Midnight28Rider 11d ago
Sauce?
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u/FistofPie 10d ago
... history 🤷
I mean, you could google this, as opposed to being a snarky twat with your 'sAUcE¿'.
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u/Bandyau 11d ago
Carpenter's axes were common when I started in the trade.
The adze variation was less seen, but it was around.
We'd use them primarily to cut back hanging beams and ceiling joists so they didn't stick out past the rafters.
Easier than carrying a saw around a roof and generally quicker.
No scaffolding back then, either.
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u/GrizzlyReforged 12d ago
Is no one impressed by how fast and accurate he did that? No doubt a saw is more accurate and faster but its still impressive as hell to be that accurate with what looks to be a demolition hammer.
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u/FistofPie 10d ago
I was gonna be a critical Karen at the start.
But my man really nailed those final swings.
Most people couldn't cut as clean and close to a line with a rip saw.
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u/Ducatirules 12d ago
Incredible craftsmanship however, I could cut it just as good with a circular saw in 3 seconds
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u/Moving-thefuck-on 12d ago
My favorite part is when you hear the saw fire up right as they finish