Big Dave

I had a request to add this to the front of their home. I also installed some timbers inside the home.

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TexasTimbers

Looks great Dave. What did you use to cut the profiles?

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Bandsaw. I mounted it to a rolling dolly and set the beams up on tall saw horses. Then just roll the band saw around to cut the profile.

The smaller braces were just bandsawed the conventional way.

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firehawkmph

Dave,
Looks nice. Good idea on the rolling bandsaw. Sounds like a new idea for a grade b monster movie. "The attack of the rolling bandsaw" in theaters just in time for Christmas. Why should the chainsaws get all the notariety? Back to a more serious note....all the beams and posts all cedar, and how did you fasten it to the front of the garage?
Mike Hawkins

Big Dave

The stone was put on after so I was able to attach it directly to the studs beside the garage door then they laid the stone around it.

EDIT: Yes they are all cedar.

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Handyman

Looks nice Big Dave. The bandsaw this was a great idea. A little thinking can overcome many obstacles.

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Cole

Great Work, Dave!

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red

Beautiful. Red

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JIMBETHYNAME

Perfect match to the house.
Way cool

Joe Lyddon

Big Dave,

What a solution! Sounds like the Dolly had to be perfectly level as well as the Tall sawhorses; correct? Otherwise, I think you'd be breaking BS blades right & left! Wasn't that a very "touchy" way to do it? Any problems with it?

I think I would've worked something out with a chain saw, then rasp away for the smooth curves... Would it work?

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Big Dave

I ended up using a furniture dolly that I bought at Grizzly for about 25 bucks. It's just big enough for the bandsaw to sit on. I had access to the garage so that gave me the level and smooth surface to roll it around on. As for the sawhorses I just made sure then were at the same height which would make the beam parallel to the floor that the dolly was rolling around on.

Bandsaw never even hinted it was binding up. A chain saw would have worked but it would have been a lot of rasping. Once I had the beam on the sawhorses each cut took less than a minute and was smooth enough that nothing else had to be done.

I actually saw this trick done on an episode of This Old House several years ago.

I want one of these but just don't have the money yet.

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JIMBETHYNAME

Dave, I checked out your site and you do some beautiful work
BTW, When you explained your bandsaw jig, the first thing I thought of was that episode of TOH.

Big Dave

Thanks for the compliments. I wish I could do more projects like this but most of what we do is the pine flooring. It's my bread and butter. Just got a job yesterday in Kansas City that will be ready in the spring. It's 6000 square feet of rough sawn pine. I'll be there for two months.

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samcurt012

just perfect for the garage

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daryl in nanoose

That was a great way to dress up the front, well done

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RStocker

It is a nice job of constructiion but as an architect I need to ask why, I has no function, it looks out of place and in 15 years it will be rotten. Another home owner without a clue as too what looks good. It looks like a sad after thought.

Big Dave

It was an after thought. THe house had been done for a year but the homeowners wanted something and this is what we agreed upon. It was their idea I just did the design and made it look as good as possible. It is all Western Red Cedar so it should be around for a long, long time.

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TexasTimbers

I've been in the same boat more than once Dave. But you got to do what the owner wants to see payday.

Stocker, I understand your feelings on it, but me not being an architect might be the reason I have a different opinion. I think it looks good, and I also think it serves a purpose as well.

The purpose is that it made the customer happy. I know that places form over function, and in your line of work that's usually frowned upon but in Dave's line of work (I did it for 15 years), making the customer happy is the ultimate goal, even if they want the house painted chartreuse with pink polka dots.

However, I would most likely pass on that bid.

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looks nice! gave the house some character.....and if you put beams inside as well then it would give the house some continuity. my question is: what is with all the water stains? is that to be a "look" ?

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Big Dave

The water stains were intentional. Gives it that instant aged look. Cost lots of money too.

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