The Hut (map)

Carpenter butt

Clamping the floor section to the door section

Mike climbs the door section

The timber frame, about 1/3 completed

The first large bents has just been moved into position

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

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

Lunch on raising day

Mike positions a post with a spline

Mike measures something

Mike installs a temporary shim

A minor ridge pole is lowers into position

Mike gets aggressive with the orange mallet

The first bent is moved into position

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

The finished frame

A closeup of the raising crew

Another view of the finished frame and crew

Securing the second bent

Steve and Mike oversee the movement of member

Steve and Mike slide the roof truss together