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Posted by SteveB on April 15, 2008, 1:22 pm
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:42:45 -0800, "SteveB"
>
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>>>I need to crosscut a few railroad ties for landscaping, and maybe make
>>> a couple crude half-lap joints. I've got a light-duty chain saw, an
>>> old circular saw, and some hand saws.
>>>
>>> Any advice? Better ways?
>>>
>>> Thanks a heap,
>>> -Zz
>>
>>I'd use a chain saw and that's just because I have one. A good Bow Saw
>>might work, too. Watch out for nails. If they are very old, there will
>>be
>>a galvanized nail about two inches long with a head the size of a nickel.
>>The shaft of the nail will be quite a stout diameter. On the top of the
>>head is the last two numerals of the year the tie was installed. Called
>>"date nails". Crews could look and instantly tell how old the tie was and
>>if to replace. Date nails from the 1800s are very collectable.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>
> I never found a galv nail from the 1800s, have you? <G> The nails are
> collectable. I have a piece of track that is a small anvil. It was
> made as a going away gift..22 year old gift and I still can't break
> it. :-/
Yes, I have found them in ties used for corral posts in Northern Nevada, and
in some ties that were just laying around. I have also found them at yard
sales. Not sure if galvanized, but dates in the 1880 and 1890s.
Steve
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