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Slideshow (23 photos) |
| The Hut (map) |
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Carpenter butt |
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Clamping the floor section to the door section |
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Mike climbs the door section |
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The timber frame, about 1/3 completed |
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The first large bents has just been moved into position |
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Crew members prepare the floor section to be raised into position |
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A post is positioned, making sure that the brace and horizontal member are fit at the same time |
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The crew getting started with the raising; Steve is dealing with an issue where the iron rods in the foundation are mispositioned |
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The very first frame subsection raised into postion -- the king posts around the front door |
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Lunch on raising day |
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Mike positions a post with a spline |
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Mike measures something |
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Mike installs a temporary shim |
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A minor ridge pole is lowers into position |
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Mike gets aggressive with the orange mallet |
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The first bent is moved into position |
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Bits of the timber frame are assembled on the ground before being raised |
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The finished frame |
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A closeup of the raising crew |
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Another view of the finished frame and crew |
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Securing the second bent |
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Steve and Mike oversee the movement of member |
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Steve and Mike slide the roof truss together |
