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Slideshow (49 photos)

A large crew is required to lift the 10" stress skin panels onto the roof

Crane at the site before the raising

Jim holds the temporary brace as the others lower the ridge pole into position

Clamping the floor section to the door section

Mike climbs the door section

Preparing a large section of the timber frame for lifting by the crane

The crew prepares to receive the ridge pole

The first large bents has just been moved into position

Steve and Doug preparing for the first large bent

Crew members prepare the floor section to be raised into position

A post is positioned, making sure that the brace and horizontal member are fit at the same time

The crew getting started with the raising; Steve is dealing with an issue where the iron rods in the foundation are mispositioned

Four strong backs are required to move a rafter subsection

Continuing to move the rafter subsection, Doug comes to help

Continuing to move the rafter subsection, Doug helps, Jou and Doug watch

The very first frame subsection raised into postion -- the king posts around the front door

Lunch on raising day

A minor ridge pole is lowers into position

Mike gets aggressive with the orange mallet

Steve and Jim move rafters around

A large subsection of rafters is lifted by crane and positioned around the chimney opening

The first ridge pole is moved into position

Bits of the timber frame are assembled on the ground before being raised

Doug coats the end grain of a post with preservative

Raising the final bent

The final bent, a little higher

The final bent is lowered into position

The finished frame

A closeup of the raising crew

Another view of the finished frame and crew

The front ridge pole is positioned in place

Another view of the front ridge pole being installed

All hands on deck for the second ridge pole

Steve cleans the debris from a mortise

Monir adjustments are made to a tenon to ensure a proper fit

Steve uses a small tractor to move timbers around his yard and shop

Joe and Steve prepare the rafter subsections that surround the chimney

Steve and Mike oversee the movement of member

Steve and Mike slide the roof truss together

Steve inspects a mortise before fitting together the mating members

The crane ball is moved into position by Steve

Steve uses superhuman strength to casually move a 300 pound post; Kevin looks on in awe

Steve does his thing

Steve positions a brace as a complicated joint comes together

Just before the joint comes together

Steve hands something up to Jim

Steve straps and Kevin clamps -- preparing to move a section of timber frame with the crane

Steve applies straps to a frame section to move with the crane

Working during the raising