Prepare and Notch Deck Posts

are next we start with an eight foot four by four timber and our goal is to make two posts out of that and in just a moment i'm going to explain what all of these measurements mean okay so here's the process we go 48 inches from the top down on this side and 48 inches from the top down on this side so that we make sure we have a true 48 inch post the small center section in the middle gets cut out then we've got a notch out an inch and a half so that we can set the post on the deck still have enough meat that we can screw the post into the side of the deck but i also have the post resting on the deck that's where this notch comes into place so then we're going to cut out this notch an inch and a half down all the way to the base this part of the meat will get screwed into the deck this part of the meat gets disappeared okay first i set the saw at depth you know okay so i'll cut all these so that way i'm moving it back and forth but she'll cut this line right there right that's the plan that's our job yeah yeah so [Applause] and then we'll set it all the way to cut the other side for the other pieces okay [Music] okay and i sent it all the way okay so you want to hold them up okay here keep them there and i'm going to clean them with the skill set up a little bit