Hi everyone tonite
Everyone seems to be really focusing in on how to steady the log for hewing, if you would check my remarks on page one the explanation that I gave there explains pretty thoroughly how this is accomplished. I have hewn many many timbers and never had a problem with movement after you pinned them down to the bed pieces as I described with timber dogs also described in detail. You should only have a problem on real small timberslike that which would be required for rafters, these usually end up 4 inches on the small top ends, and maybe 6 inches on the larger bottom ends.
NH
