Finally - Page 3

Griff · 08-23-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BigV

I looked up "commander". Wow. I have the end piece of an enormous beam, say, 6"x14"x24". I imagine I could bomb a hole through it and wedge it down onto a baseball bat and voila! That is one serious tool.

Griff, I applaud you for your accomplishment here. I am humbled by your skill. Congratulations on a job very well done.

I'm just a tourist, you should see what serious people can accomplish. Thanks though.

Pete Zicato · 08-23-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

#1 daughter had an AP art assignment so she grouped my tools for a photo to work from.

Please thank your daughter for me. I like the pic so well it is now my desktop.

Griff · 08-23-2011, 10:36 AM

Cool!

BigV · 08-23-2011, 10:37 AM

Griff, how are the posts (columns?) attached to the "sills" on the tops of the rock walls?

Griff · 08-23-2011, 10:45 AM

I threaded bolts into undersize holes which I used to level the 4x8s then set them in a bed of mortar. If I were concerned about rot (read lived in the Pacific NW) I would have mounted the wood on a metal fixture set in the mortar. It should be very dry there though.

BigV · 08-23-2011, 12:05 PM

hm. some clarification please. It sounds like the 4x8s are the toppers on the walls, set in mortar and bolted to the wall. How are the columns attached to these horizontal pieces?

Griff · 08-23-2011, 12:54 PM

There is an approx 4" square tenon (or pin) on the bottom of the post that is set into a 4" square mortise.

TheMercenary · 08-25-2011, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I almost forgot, you can take a timber-framing class from these guys. I took a home-building course from them, but not the timber class. The Shelter Institute

Thanks, do they hold them around the country or just in one place? Did you take the 5 day class? I like the idea of buying a kit from them and putting it up yourself. I picked up one of their books.

Griff · 08-25-2011, 06:26 AM

I think the classes are still in Bath. I took the one week class when I did it, since I already had some construction experience, but other folks with less background did the one-week as well.

Griff · 01-19-2013, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Looks great, and will be super functional as well... the question is, how many goats will it hold.

Funny development, Benny recently realized the turkeys exist. He has been collecting them and putting them in the entryway. I'll try to get a pic, this pup is a hoot.

08-23-2011, 10:36 AM	#33
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Cool! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-23-2011, 10:37 AM	#34
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Griff, how are the posts (columns?) attached to the "sills" on the tops of the rock walls? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-23-2011, 10:45 AM	#35
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I threaded bolts into undersize holes which I used to level the 4x8s then set them in a bed of mortar. If I were concerned about rot (read lived in the Pacific NW) I would have mounted the wood on a metal fixture set in the mortar. It should be very dry there though. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-23-2011, 12:05 PM	#36
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	hm. some clarification please. It sounds like the 4x8s are the toppers on the walls, set in mortar and bolted to the wall. How are the columns attached to these horizontal pieces? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-23-2011, 12:54 PM	#37
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	There is an approx 4" square tenon (or pin) on the bottom of the post that is set into a 4" square mortise. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-25-2011, 06:26 AM	#39
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I think the classes are still in Bath. I took the one week class when I did it, since I already had some construction experience, but other folks with less background did the one-week as well. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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