While some students were sorting out some minor fit issues with a few of the rafters, the remainder of the class was sorting timber frame components that were left over from the last program so that we could finish signs that will be used
At the moment I only have a copy of hand drawn plans of the timber frame saw horse. Coming soon, the Dietrich's CAD version! Click on pic for plans.
In the pc lab I continued working on our sawhorse project using the Dietrich's CAD software. While not as exciting as a building it's still a challenge to input some of the joinery and component details.
Brought the wall plates back into the shop we made earlier and set them up to pre-fit our rafter system. Most of them appear to fit with minimal problems. Just A few more rafters to cut tomorrow and the roof will be complete.
for reference and pre assembly of the roof system to confirm everything will fit together once the main timber frame structure is put together.
Rafter details on the board
After removing a few feet of snow and chipping away at the ice, we were able to start some leveling of our site for the building. In the meantime all of us were able to operate the Hiab lift crane to do some clean up of logs in the yard. *trivia* 1400 B.C.,The Egyptians first used surveying to accurately divide land into plots for the purpose of taxation.
Transferring some logs closer to the sawmill. (above) Part of timber framing is not always chiseling wood, but ice! (right)
On day number one were able to assemble the sills, floor joists and tie beam and posts for our project. Tomorrow it should be finished!
We only worked on our timber frame cabin for half a day, but had the floor and wall system assembled.
Snow and sleet will not halt the raising of a frame. Completed in the sunny afternoon, this moment was certainly the highlight of the program. Working with the lift truck we were able to assemble everything with reasonable speed. We were only slowed by some joinery issues, still managed to get the
project assembled in about eight hours total. Not bad for beginners! Next week we will have to continue to work on the structure to fix up some issues with the roof system. But there is no problem that some sharp tools won't fix up nicely!
Wall plate scarf joint being assembled (top left) king post detail (above right) raising a wall component (lower right) and finally the assembled frame, Yeah! (lower right)
Time lapse video of our timber frame cabin assembly. (7.5 MB) Utube version on the following page.
for B.C. Parks. These pieces had been cut from a previous timber frame class and have been stored for about a year. Sadly some of the wood components have turned into pretzels in the meantime and need to be re cut. It's a bit of a challenge to sort out and assemble other peoples work and trying to make it all fit!
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