I started with four 10-foot redwood 4x4s.
First I cut the end off of the board.
Then measured 3-foot sections,
and cut twelve pieces using a stop block.
I put six of the pieces on my table saw, using the fence to line them up, and clamped them
together.
I raised up my dado stack to half an inch.
Set the fence to 3-1/4" from the blade,
And made a cut, going through all six pieces.
I moved the clamps to the other side of the beam and flipped it over.
This was really heavy, because contained 18 feet of wet 4x4s.
I'm not sure if cutting these as a group made it any easier than doing them one at a time.
I cut it from the other side,
then removed the clamps and rotated the pieces,
and repeated the process.
I set up a normal blade at 45 degrees and a stop block on the crosscut sled,
and cut the end four times.
Then I flipped the piece around, moved the stop block,
And cut a chamfer on the other side of the block.
I marked out where I wanted the chains to attach,
then went to the drill press and pre-drilled some holes.
Then I used a blowtorch with propane to burn the outside of the wood, in the shou sugi
ban style.
This will help preserve the wood and also give it a nice dark color.
I always aim to get an even coloring, and avoid a blotchy look.
Once all the sides were done, I brushed the whole thing with a grill brush to get rid
of all the charred material.
Then brushed off the ash.
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