Judson Yaggy Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Very little blacksmithing content in this except that I make my own chisels and drawknives, but this little gem took up a large portion of my summer. An open sided pavilion in the CCC style for a private estate in southern New York, 20'x32'. Square rule layout for those who know what that is, I laid out all of the timbers and cut about 60% of it myself, the remaining 40% was done by a carpenter friend/coworker that I was teaching as we went. White pine, a -poor- choice for outdoor exposure to put it mildly but the architect wouldn't budge on the species. That did let me find some BIG timbers for the plates and ridge, 8"x12" by 32 feet, pretty big for east cost trees. All housed mortice, tennon, and peg joinery, no steel except for the uplift brackets knife plated into the post bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Was there a roof eventually? And did you treat the wood in any way to help extend the life of the pine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seldom (dick renker) Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 one thing for certain, they have a great view. now if everything last a while you wont feel like a wasted exercise. nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Yates Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Very Cool "Barn Raising" that bad boy would be an Awesome Smity shop anyone would be proud to own . round here "in Tennessee" only the Amish, & Mennonites still build like that . Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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