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madrone

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Here are photos from my logging/construction project which many folk here offered advice and support (but no labor lol.)

One of the more difficult trees to drop was this split topped fir.
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During the facecut the tree gushed 5+ gal. of water all over my saw and my leg.
My girlfriend/logging partner was quick with the camera.
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Backcut and wedging
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Both tops split on impact but fall in the right spot.
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Bucking to board length
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Next comes milling

Took some time to get the 090 and alaskan mill working right
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Timeless hours later it starts to look like something we can build with
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Brought in a local guy w/ a Lucas Mill to do the siding
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Lots of 1x8's
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Bucked and split over 16 chords of un-millable cherry, fir, alder, maple
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Construction begins

We used the fir tops for support beams
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The top handle Echo became building tool #1 (it's only a barn)
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Maple stairs and maple flooring for the loft
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Interior
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Exterior, mostly finished, dry and solid
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What bar and chain combo did you use and what size Alaskan. Man ...... that looks like a ton of work.

I used a 36" Alaskan mill with a 36" bar .404 square ground chisel. Hand filing the square ground was a major learning experience.
Not shown was a ms660 running a 20" bar on a 'Mini Mill' to square the boards.

Yeah, a ton of work. Took most of 9 months off and on.
 
I used a 36" Alaskan mill with a 36" bar .404 square ground chisel. Hand filing the square ground was a major learning experience.
Not shown was a ms660 running a 20" bar on a 'Mini Mill' to square the boards.

Yeah, a ton of work. Took most of 9 months off and on.


Nice job Madrone, it looks cool!

jerry-
 
Very cool. Definitely looks like a lot of work.
How did you set your posts? Buried in the ground or sitting on the dirt?
 
Very cool. Definitely looks like a lot of work.
How did you set your posts? Buried in the ground or sitting on the dirt?

Like this. The concrete was poured into a 2 ft. hole and framed in on the surface.
There's also a round piece of galvanized sheet metal to keep the bottom from dry-rot.

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Like this. The concrete was poured into a 2 ft. hole and framed in on the surface.
There's also a round piece of galvanized sheet metal to keep the bottom from dry-rot.

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REALLY!:dizzy: That's it!:jawdrop:

Its not like I would really know but that just doesn't look suffecient, I am and would be amazed if that was proper. Is there anymore support?
 
REALLY!:dizzy: That's it!:jawdrop:

Its not like I would really know but that just doesn't look suffecient, I am and would be amazed if that was proper. Is there anymore support?

"Proper" is really a relative term for an ag. building.:D
Barns are built in all sorts of ways, often with posts in the ground (where they rot sooner or later) or just on the surface (same).
If it was only one post supported like this, it would fall easily. Keep in mind there are 9 post like this, squaring the building and braced together by more wood than I care to remember. :dizzy:
If the building was free-standing it would be fine except for a major earthquake. But as earthquakes happen here, we attached the building to the garage next to it for extra support.
 
Bravo!

Hats off to you bro for your staying power, I've done a bit of this so I know the grunt it takes. Great story in Photos.
 

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