Things are pretty slow here on the forum, so I think I will jump in and give an update on my current project.
I have been busy ( well at least semi busy) :D the last couple of months taking what I have learned so far from everyone's help here and applying it. I have the major pieces cut now, and the remainder is braces, purlins, and two ridge beams. Everything is Alaskan Yellow Cedar.
Here is the 3 King Posts :
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16496/1991/004.JPG)
The roof is a 9:12 pitch and the King Posts, are 6' from the top of the tie beam to the peak.
Here are the tie beams which are 16' .
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/16496/1991/002.JPG)
Here you can see the Birdsmouth for the rafter.
Measure twice, cut once. Looks very nice. ;)
nice work
thank you for steering me away from my boredom
I like your saw horses in your blog whats the rough dimensions of them? are they good and sturdy? I wanted to make a set but wasn't sure which way I should build mine. so I opted for just using crib work when I was working on my post & beams. like your mortiser too I have the same thing. saves a ton of time, well worth the coin.
I too like those saw horses in your blog, nicely done.
I built the two yellow cedar saw horses out of 6X6's and then 8X8 for the bottom feet. You can probably see that I have several other types. I mostly used cribbing and saw ponies this time. Overall I think I didn't make the saw ponies tall enough. I find my back hurts from bending over. I used scrap 2X12 to make the ponies, and before I start on the braces, and purlins I think I will redo them, and add 3-4 inches of height.
The horses I built are sturdy to say the least... If you can see them over to the side I have 6 posts and 4 girts, along with other assorted junk sitting on them. I made them tall to fit my height 6'6". However they are not wide enough to work comfortably on 4 8X8 timbers at the same time. Although if you are working on an 8X8 and you need to get up on it as when you are using a boring machine, they are too high.
Nice work, looks warm in the shop, not like PP your neighbor.
Wow, I wish I had the skill to do that.