Vandalism on The Walsall Canal

[ditchcrawler]

On 28/07/2017 at 19:58, David Schweizer said:

The lock beam must be about 18" square, and the longest modern "normal saw" available is only 24 " long so not really long enough to get any purchase on the wood. I have several traditional saws in my workshop up to 38" long which would work, but they cut significantly slower than a modern hard point triple ground saw.

 

Just measured some on the T&M and they run between 9 and 12 inches square, remember not all are oak which is why they have rotted so quickly  

[dmr]

I have heard that it was done by "druggies" who were totally off their heads, and that it was done with just a handsaw.

So next time I want to make a really neat cut in a thick bit of timber im gonna have a little bit of whatever they were on first.

.................Dave