i heard a rumor about a fellow in bc who was distributing aggressive japanese saws suitable for timber framing. anyone have any leads on this or something like that? thanks!11

it's hewing season in northern canada! time to start building

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=898

This is the most aggressive Japanese hand saw I've used. It will cut an 8x8 in no time.

I use the big z saws from

http://www.tashirohardware.com/Site/Home.html

Good prices on that site!

thanks for the tips! i was looking at the tashiro source (from another thread here actually) but again had heard of a source in BC. ???

first whack of the axe
the tree shivers gently, soft
branch tips touch the snow

nice verse, toivo.



snow recedes by day
deft, the woodcutter's axe thuds
dragon beam rising