Preparing the Logs

Preparing the Logs (HM2CU8)

Location: Mifflinburg, PA 17844 Union County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 55.046', W 77° 2.781'

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Inscription
1 - Making a chalk-line on the log
· Cord reel with chalk
· "Twang" a chalked squaring cord on bark.
· Cross-section of log: gray shows hewn area
2 - "Scoring to the Line"
· Standing on the log with a long-handled felling axe and scoring deep vertical cuts
· Next the pieces between intervals are split off
3 - "Hewing to the Line
· Then standing beside the log
· Holding the broad axe with two hands, right hand foremost, left knee close to the log, the hewing is done.
4 - Finishing the Surface with the Adze
(If the logs were later covered, they would not be smoothed)
· Adze doesn't leave score marks
· Broad-axed beam has score marks
The Adze smoothing the surface
Details
HM NumberHM2CU8
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Placed ByBorough of Mifflinburg and Others
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, December 15th, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 327678 N 4531607
Decimal Degrees40.91743333, -77.04635000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 55.046', W 77° 2.781'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 55' 2.76" N, 77° 2' 46.86" W
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Area Code(s)570
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 308 Market St, Mifflinburg PA 17844, US
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