The shed raising was an amazing success. Two hours of hard lifting and hammering in pegs and there she stands, hopefully for many decades or centuries.
I've always heard it said that when viewing windsor chairs you were really looking at negative space or just a silhouette. This really applies to a timber frame too. As much as I like looking at the frame I know that soon it will be covered and this view will only be a memory.
This frame went together with very little fuss and pretty square. I had a good crew of friends to help.
Forty-seven pegs.
View from the house.
Thanks to all who pitched in to make this happen. I'll post some photos of assembly when I get them from my photographer who documented the whole thing.
Now would be a good time to rest.
Nice job and very cool picture. Gotta love timber framed buildings.
ReplyDeleteAwesome Greg. The foundation looks incredible as well. I especially like that the ground is completely undisturbed around the building. Someday I'll build mine...
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Greg! It's pristine. It gets my juices flowing again...
ReplyDeleteMagic Greg, just a pity I couldn't be there myself! I'll enjoy watching it take shape from afar! Cheers Glen
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. I guess its back inside to build chairs once again. I am a chair maker , right?
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Thanks for letting us come and help! It's not everyday I get to participate in an old-fashioned barn raising. Dinner was pretty good too. :D
ReplyDeleteHere are a bunch of pictures my wife took: barn raising
- Matt
Thanks Matt for posting those pictures. For those that don't know, Matt is the one in the blue shirt who was not afraid of heights and worked up high on the top rails. Matt is also the only student I have ever had that finished a comb back rocker in 5 days. Thanks Matt.
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