I did this today with no modifications to my miter saw other than setting it to 16 degress. I was using alot thinner wood strips than you used in this video. Probaly 3/4 or 1/2 inch. Worked great!! I did about 20-25 plant stakes. I got better as I went along.
Regarding your "jig" - "Good enough"....so many times we strive for perfection when it's really not necessary, and actually counter-productive! Thank you for sharing this. Great stakes...can't wait to see how you use them!
WOW! De-mystifies so much! I was looking for a solution like this to drive multiple stakes into the ground for a makeshift boxing ring on the grass. Saves me a ton of work. Thanks for taking the time to share with such a spot-on video. Cheers!
The internet always blows things out of proportion. The blade may be dulling but it's not dull. You can tell a dull blade by smoking, blackened wood on the cut, and trouble getting that bite. One of the better things about this channel is that you just get stuff done.
new idea: would it work to keep the saw down and turning, and push the stake into the jig? Or move the whole operation to a table saw or band saw with a sliding miter or new jig? Only if time needed to be saved. Thanks
Hey there! I was just looking into cheap fencing ideas to easily contain the chickens to their own side of our yard, and wooden stakes are high on my options. Question, and I apologize if you've already answered it, is where to find cheap/free pieces of wood to begin this project? What should I be looking for? Plan is to weave the stakes into a vinyl wire fence, unless I find a better idea. We are just very tired of chicken poop everywhere, and tracking it into our home with small children. Thank you so much for all you do, I'm continually inspired!
Look up local lumber mills in your area and ask about their 'slabwood' or 'off-cuts' or 'waste wood' and see if you can pick through it. We are lucky to have a locust lumber mill 10 miles from us and thats what we use. I'd encourage looking for Black Locust, White Oak, Larch or Hemlock in that descending order if you can find it great! Best of luck
I was just wondering would this work if lay the timber flat and cut a bevel rather than a mitre. If sonwiuld be easier as wood is sat across whole mitre fence. Ive gotta make some myself
That was great! Can I make a crazy suggestion? Add a sacrificial back board across the gap, (upright 1x4 or 1x6?) then clamped L and R. Then clamp your jig on the table. Then the stakes will have to stay out of the danger area you want them to. Would that work for you? Great video! I really appreciate it! Does locust have a lot of tension? When you saw it from a log or cant, does it go crazy sometimes? Do you have a way to stop that? Thanks! Planning to check out your channel :) After thought: if you did all that, then made a slanted block with its own small backstop, you could mount that to the first, flat jig, and have a second-operation jig for the currently-hand-held cuts.
Locust can be gnarly to try to cut, lots of tension and shifting as it goes, so I still have SO much more to learn. Hoping, if this basic idea has value to you, that you find some great ways to improve upon it.
Glad you think so. Just made some more the other day and thought about this video and realized the system is still the same so what was shared here is as good as I know to do it (as of now :)
I just tried this out of a faggot of 100mm square off cuts I had laying around from a previous job. I was going to put them in the vice & file them down with the coarse side of a rasp but that would have taken me ages & been far less accurate. These are going to stake up my 9 tomato plants beautifully.Thanks
I did this today with no modifications to my miter saw other than setting it to 16 degress. I was using alot thinner wood strips than you used in this video. Probaly 3/4 or 1/2 inch. Worked great!! I did about 20-25 plant stakes. I got better as I went along.
Regarding your "jig" - "Good enough"....so many times we strive for perfection when it's really not necessary, and actually counter-productive! Thank you for sharing this.
Great stakes...can't wait to see how you use them!
WOW! De-mystifies so much! I was looking for a solution like this to drive multiple stakes into the ground for a makeshift boxing ring on the grass. Saves me a ton of work. Thanks for taking the time to share with such a spot-on video. Cheers!
So glad this video was useful to you, please be safe and enjoy some sharp staves!
Those stakes look nice for sure! Great trick.👍
The internet always blows things out of proportion. The blade may be dulling but it's not dull. You can tell a dull blade by smoking, blackened wood on the cut, and trouble getting that bite.
One of the better things about this channel is that you just get stuff done.
The locust gets a little black here or there... I know it's time for a new blade, but it's hard to want to put a $50+ blade on when it still cuts!
Nice thumbs up at the end! Reminds me to give you one back! Take care Sean and have a great Spring!!!
End product looks great, really enjoyed watching this thank you!
Glad you found it useful. Yeah, super sharp, strong angle, should be really ready come spring.
Didn't get it at first but now I see your point
ha :)
Quick, simple and easy. Thanks for sharing.
Feels like a nice approach. Pretty straight forward.
Seems like you have a pretty bad vampire problem in your area. Stay safe!
We're working on it!
I get that
They must live in Santa Carla huh? LoL
@@edibleacres good thing you have all that extra garlic too!
You guys have vampires???? Oh my god!!!!!
Awesome "tip". Another great video as always!!! Cheers!!!
Cute :)
Man, now you and Sasha are all set up for the vampire apocalypse.
Edit: lol looks like I'm not the only one that thought this right away.
new idea: would it work to keep the saw down and turning, and push the stake into the jig? Or move the whole operation to a table saw or band saw with a sliding miter or new jig? Only if time needed to be saved. Thanks
Could be, always way to improve for sure.
Excellent demonstration. Thanks!
Hey there! I was just looking into cheap fencing ideas to easily contain the chickens to their own side of our yard, and wooden stakes are high on my options. Question, and I apologize if you've already answered it, is where to find cheap/free pieces of wood to begin this project? What should I be looking for? Plan is to weave the stakes into a vinyl wire fence, unless I find a better idea. We are just very tired of chicken poop everywhere, and tracking it into our home with small children. Thank you so much for all you do, I'm continually inspired!
Look up local lumber mills in your area and ask about their 'slabwood' or 'off-cuts' or 'waste wood' and see if you can pick through it. We are lucky to have a locust lumber mill 10 miles from us and thats what we use.
I'd encourage looking for Black Locust, White Oak, Larch or Hemlock in that descending order if you can find it great! Best of luck
That is brilliant...thanks for taking the time to share...
Hey absolutely, hope it works very well and safely for you!
I was just wondering would this work if lay the timber flat and cut a bevel rather than a mitre. If sonwiuld be easier as wood is sat across whole mitre fence. Ive gotta make some myself
Nice stakes. Please, a professional saw blade sharpening is way cheaper than a ER visit.
That was great! Can I make a crazy suggestion? Add a sacrificial back board across the gap, (upright 1x4 or 1x6?) then clamped L and R. Then clamp your jig on the table. Then the stakes will have to stay out of the danger area you want them to. Would that work for you? Great video! I really appreciate it! Does locust have a lot of tension? When you saw it from a log or cant, does it go crazy sometimes? Do you have a way to stop that? Thanks! Planning to check out your channel :)
After thought: if you did all that, then made a slanted block with its own small backstop, you could mount that to the first, flat jig, and have a second-operation jig for the currently-hand-held cuts.
Locust can be gnarly to try to cut, lots of tension and shifting as it goes, so I still have SO much more to learn. Hoping, if this basic idea has value to you, that you find some great ways to improve upon it.
Sawdust in the chicken generated compost as well??
Yep!
What distance from the blade did you set the scrap?
I do not understand your question, sorry.
@@edibleacres how many inches away from the blade do you set the stop? IE: 3” from the blade. Thanks 4 the response!
Just what I needed! Thanks!
Good luck and be safe!
Hi Sean,
With all the garlic you grow vampires are still a problem in your neck of the woods? Cheers,
Bill
Thanks for this!👍🏼
Outstanding
Glad you think so. Just made some more the other day and thought about this video and realized the system is still the same so what was shared here is as good as I know to do it (as of now :)
Nice work
Brilliant
How to you make charcoal in your wood stove
ua-cam.com/video/C066C2qsd0A/v-deo.html - a video I put out that explains how we do it.
That a lot better than using a ax.
I've done SO many using a hatchet and will not plan to go back to that style!
I like this, thanks for sharing😎
I just tried this out of a faggot of 100mm square off cuts I had laying around from a previous job.
I was going to put them in the vice & file them down with the coarse side of a rasp but that would have taken me ages & been far less accurate.
These are going to stake up my 9 tomato plants beautifully.Thanks
Please be safe and I hope it works wonders for you!
Just use a wormdrive circular saw .
thanks.
You're welcome, please be safe
Nice.
👍 👍
Wouldn't hurt to have some silver bullets around either...especially in a full moon.