I started taking this pile of wood
U-haul truck with scrap and barn timbers ready to head back to boston
and turning it into the vertical structure. Because of the size and varying shapes of the pieces there was no way that I could build with normal stick framing methods, so it turned into timber framing, which was pretty fun, but pretty time consuming.
The joint that sits next to the floor joists
The bow!
Joint for the top rim joist, recessed lag bolts
The first section!
Second section! The front ceiling is a little under 7 feet tall
Wheel well
Wheel well
Third section! The highest point in the structure
These straps are as much practical as aesthetic, they’ll be expressed on the inside, and will help the roof from flying off, but they are definitely overkill. The whole house is overbuilt
This is one of the oak trailer deck boards that I cut up and used, look at that grain!
Old growth oak beam
Look at the difference! This is recently cut pine
What’s missing?
oh that!
back wall
Back wall, and the cantilever for the loft
Loft joists
A bed!
The roof beams
This was about three days of work. Building joint by joint is very time consuming. I’ll write something up on making these connections because a lot goes into thinking about them and making them resist all possible forces.
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