Timber Details in La Salle

 

Good to be home! Cabin building with Dad

The new cabin #8

Diesel

Spring Bears

The Old Trapper's Cabin

Rough Sawn Cedar / Twin Post

 

Rough Sawn Look, Douglas Fir Details. 2013

Pete lending a hand with the base plates

Ryan getting ready for a lift

Nathan of H.G. Carpentry and Joinery enjoying his work.

Timber Frame Porch

Another Wolseley porch, this time timber frame style. 

Starts with tearing out the old deck... and creating a new footing.

Ravi is building the rebar towers:

Ready for a pour:

Gilles and myself have some crazy ideas. Mansard roof? Maybe a timber framed awning?

Main Bent:

Tie beam to house and corner post:

Main beam to tie beam connection, with dragon tie!

The corner joint above the post is based on a Japanese style timber joint with four dovetails:

Plate joints:

After the Raising:

The steps:

Closing in:

Final effect:

Douglas Fir Exterior Details

Main Bent, rafters built up from 8/4 stock in order to accomodate existing roof trusses.

Kiln dried Douglas Fir, through mortises with lapped tenons.

End grain sealed with wax.

Pete with the material lift, double tenons on ends of posts.

Lights recessed into posts.

Almost done, cool fall weather.