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| Out timber framing guy working on the beams |
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| On the posts |
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| With his giant circular saw |
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| Detail of the bottom of the post that's closest to the kitchen: no hint of a problem yet but it was 5/16 to tall and these are NOT easy to move, even less easy when they are assembled and in place |
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| Post "A" bottom |
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| Post"B" bottom, the center of the three large posts. |
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| Instructions |
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| Plans and tools |
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| Instructions |
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| Instructions |
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| Top of post "B" |
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| Tools of the trade |
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| The first post - "B" - vertical |
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| Tenon end of the beam |
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| Still carving |
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| Top of Post "C" nearest the kitchen |
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| Up Up And Away - Genie lift does its job. Still not fun with a couple of hundred kilos above your head |
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| BEam into notch in post "B": this was a really tight fit and awkward to "tap" the beam down |
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| detail of post & and beam |
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| Adjustments with timbers this big are NOT easy and require thought, ingenuity, and lots of physical effort |
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| Dealing with the additional length of post "C": The cavalry has arrived with additional muscle and lifting equipment. We need to lift, block and support posts "A" and "B" and remove post "C" |
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| The not-straight cut where E and I tried to gut it in-situ with a Japanese pull saw called a Ryoba |
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| Measuring |
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| Hectic activity with the post off: making sure the lifting jacks stay in place. |
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| Lifitng these things 20 cm [about 8 inches] is not easy when they're assembled |
Meanwhile still have the cistern to construct and the rest of the beams to cut and raise and before that putting the laundry chute in place and E discovered that our hard earned tongue and groove cedar had been getting eaten by insects of unknown type, despite a vigorous campaign by A to keep the place insect free.
Sometimes the blog is too nice and doesn't tell the back story of how mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting this work can be [especially when you're fatigued]. This is true for Elizabeth in particular as she does almost all of the physical work and on top of that has to be the ingenious and clever one too.
