What are you working on?

[jimdad07]

Excellent scribe and cut work in those logs.

[Andries]

I call  the project 'Big Hobbit', its 85 by 65 feet.
Two stories, the floor and roof decking are made of half logs.
All saddle notched with a "key" left in the notch.
The roof design calls for two dormers, and the centre support for the entire structure is a stone wall with eight fireplaces.
Two years ago, when we saw the plans, it was a whole lot of intimidation. 

[Dave Shepard]

Nothing like a little intimidation to make things interesting. :D

[Andries]

It's a wonderful thing to have a model of a project.
Discussions around:
- sequence of steps
- marking logs in the yard for intended use in the building.
Thanks for the compliments guys.
Full disclosure: I only do the milling - one of our team has been  scribing and fitting logs for many many years. He's developed a rare talent.

There's a lot more to go. . . .

[Haggis]

Wow! very impressive.

[Dave Shepard]

 Finished this last week. Ridge beam with crotched cherry braces and tapered posts.



 

[peterpaul]

That is really beautiful and artistic.  I like the taper in the posts, very cool.  How many hours do you think you have in ridge, posts, etc.? 

[Dave Shepard]

I don't know offhand. I think there was about a day just bandsawing and preparing the crotch pieces.

[Brian_Weekley]

Dave, you always do nice work!   8)

[Dave Shepard]

Thanks. It helps to have nice projects. This is a Jack design. My coworker is also good at this, even though he'd rather be in the cabinet shop.

[thecfarm]

That also took some searching too. Not just any crotch will do.  ;D

[Dave Shepard]

We cut a lot of them, and many didn't make the grade.

[fishfighter]

We cut a lot of them, and many didn't make the grade.

Any pointers on picking the right ones?

Sweet looking work there.

[Dave Shepard]

They need to lay flat if you are going to saw them. It's hard to get two branches of similar diameters.

[Dave Shepard]

 Simple plate scarf. Larch meets hemlock. Who will win the fight? :D



 

[Jim_Rogers]

Every two years or so, the NH (New Hampshire) Preservation Alliance presents a Old House and Barn Expo.

I went to that event as a guest, but got into cutting joints with the TFG on site that Sunday:



 

Here is the frame we completed and raised that day:



 

Later that year we helped the "winner" of the raffle erect her frame:



 

This year's event is on March 12 and 12th in Manchester, NH.
If you have a chance to stop by and say "hi" please do.

This year I'm donating the timbers for the 8x12 garden shed/kid's playhouse frame.



 

This past weekend we had our first "weekend workshop" cutting joints for this frame:



 



 



 

One thing we learned was to make sure you check and double check all your layout lines before you cut any joints:



 

If you'd like to stop by and help us cut some joints this weekend in Allenstown, NH please send me an email.

Jim Rogers

[Dave Shepard]

Jim, why the through mortise at the plate, corner post connection? I notice in your drawing the plates run past the corner post. I like that, it makes a nice joint.

[Dave Shepard]

 Andrew's first timber project, a saw pony to go with our trestle at work. The timber frame stuff is slowly edging out the 2x saw horses, which have been remarkably tough, but ill suited to heavy timber work.



 

[Jim_Rogers]

Jim, why the through mortise at the plate, corner post connection? I notice in your drawing the plates run past the corner post. I like that, it makes a nice joint.

Do you mean tie beam and corner post? If so to provide enough relish beyond the peg hole for the rafter thrust.

Jim Rogers

[Dave Shepard]

Third photo down. The end of the mortise in the plate for the corner post tenon is through, or open, or whatever you want to call it. Normally there is a relish reduction on the post top tenon.

[Jim_Rogers]

Third photo down. The end of the mortise in the plate for the corner post tenon is through, or open, or whatever you want to call it. Normally there is a relish reduction on the post top tenon.

That was NOT one of my designs. That was designed by someone. And timber donated by someone else. I just helped with the raising and cutting of joints.

Jim Rogers

[Dave Shepard]

OK. It was just not what I was used to seeing.

[Jim_Rogers]

We had a great weekend workshop.
It was nice to have a new face, and member of the guild show up from VT to help out.
We ended up with 64.20% of the processes done.
That's a 33% gain from the first weekend.
I feel we're right on target.
All the timbers are at the park now, and we have decided on some joints to do at the event.
Also here are some photos of this past weekend.



 



 

Some timber framers go to great heights to get the job done:



 

Bent one test fit up was a success:



 

If you'd like to stop by and help us cut some joints this weekend in Allenstown, NH please send me an email.

Jim Rogers

[Bandmill Bandit]

Lay up of one of the head board projects for 1 of the many ladies in my life.

There are 4 more to go.



  

 

[Bandmill Bandit]

Lay up of one of the head board projects for 1 of the many ladies in my life.

There are 4 more to go.



  

 

Head boards I mean!

And a Question on  what would be the best quality Adhesive of choice for hard woods? This one is birch.