Peter Rideout
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We are making steady but slow progress on the barn roof repairs and the weather has been mostly fine, although we are conscious of winter looming.
Shayne has removed the worst boards, some of which weren’t all that great when the guys put them up there in 1915. It’s a contrast to how well constructed all the other aspects of the structure were.
We are using local, rough (full 1 inch) eastern hemlock for the re-boarding.
Some might notice our little milling station setup in the barn floor area for preparing the roof boards, which includes a nice little Rockwell Beaver table saw and homemade bench I got for $50!!! It was a pain during phase 1 last fall to try and maneuver long boards into the shop for ripping.
You'll also see the Cowan bandsaw frame. It’s not a stalled project, just delayed while we get this beast weather tight!
Shayne has removed the worst boards, some of which weren’t all that great when the guys put them up there in 1915. It’s a contrast to how well constructed all the other aspects of the structure were.
We are using local, rough (full 1 inch) eastern hemlock for the re-boarding.
Some might notice our little milling station setup in the barn floor area for preparing the roof boards, which includes a nice little Rockwell Beaver table saw and homemade bench I got for $50!!! It was a pain during phase 1 last fall to try and maneuver long boards into the shop for ripping.
You'll also see the Cowan bandsaw frame. It’s not a stalled project, just delayed while we get this beast weather tight!