Before you go out and make yourself a bunch of big heavy log furniture, take this tip from me. Start by making a way how-to move big heavy log furniture. Because sure enough, when you make big and heavy log furniture, you end up moving big heavy log furniture.
Now be sure to take a good look around this one, there’s always more than at least two ways to go about moving furniture. *help hint goes here* Wheels and axles. They’re just two of the seven simple machines.
Watch and learn How-to Move Big Heavy Log Furniture in this short video.
It all started with my wagon. Before I knew what was happening I needed a bigger wagon and a way to move logs and log furniture…ten years later and I need a bigger tractor.
A simple machine uses a single applied force to do work against a single load force. Ignoring friction losses, the work done on the load is equal to the work done by the applied force. The machine can increase the amount of the output force, at the cost of a proportional decrease in the distance moved by the load. The ratio of the output to the applied force is called the mechanical advantage.
Log Lever moving logs.
When you want to make big heavy log furniture you better start by getting a way to move big heavy log furniture, and there’s always more than two ways to go about it.
Movers Dolly waiting for more log furniture.
Want to see how I do it?
Log Dolly with Carving Rack and Work Table
When you think about it, most things you make by hand boil down to moving things. And for whatever reason … big heavy …
measurements” board/foot calcs…
Moving Logs By The Foot
Movers Dolly Locking Caster Wheels
Moving Logs Plan B – Like An Egyptian
Yard Wagon with a load.
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Log Dolly Mobile Workstation with Lumber and Carving Racks
When you make steel and log furniture for a living you have to move a lot of steel and logs and furniture and just about everything else you can imaging. And you have to do it all without hurting yourself because there’s no one else around to do it.
Watch this Behind the Scenes video to see what I mean.
It’s A Brand New Day Moving Log Furniture
Thanks for sharing your time here. Once the dust settles be sure and let me know if you have questions.