Work Weekend 2.0

 Our second work weekend was a great success, I would like to thank Odie and Zollie in particular, the fathers of Jeremiah and Josh, who came up and donated thier hours and let us use thier tools.  With thier help we had the most productive weekend I think we have had yet.  We have all of the structure done other than about 3/4 of a days work on the the bents.  It was crazy hot but we made it work, and the building is really starting to look like what we had in mind months ago when we started working on the design. 

 Bent 4 started

 Bent 4 finished

 

 Looking down the long wall into the tool storage

 Jeremiah and Mark working on the rafters

 Jeremiah aint scared

 Placing rafters

 The final bent is started!

 From the other field of our progress

One of the joints on bent 3 where two beams and a column all meet, waiting for the second beam

Big Work Weekend

We rallied the troops that were available and got as much as we could one weekend, trying to get most of the heavy lifting done while we had a free Lull, aka super awesome bobcat with a fork.  We ran into a few problems and didnt get quite to where we wanted to but we did get a lot done, which made everyone feel good.  Its really cool to see it in its final place, now that we are screwing it together its staying there for good, which is cool.

 Getting going

 One wall up

3-4-5 checks

 Three walls up

 LUNCH!

 The Lull in action

 The two internship guys for Chad

end of day 2, not too bad

Parking lot tear down

We tore the building down, or atleast what was already up, the day before the first big workday, we only had to make 2 trips to get everything out there that we needed.

Batterboards, Sonotubes, and Concrete

 

 Testing plum on our batterboards

 After the holes got dug and we set the sonotubes in place

 Charles from Chandler helping us pour the concrete

Though the semester has ended, and many of the people involved have moved on and are no longer able to help, at least on a regular basis, work continues on the project. 
Today the sonotubes were cut, the rafters were taken down, and the wood outside got organized.  Its slow but steady.  Once we can get the batter boards set this weekend, we will be able to dig the holes for the sonotubes.  Then right after that is done we will be able to pour the concrete.  Once the concrete is poured and has cured, we will be ready for the barn raising. 
Its so close once could taste it, but dont go licking our shelter.

Matt vs. Rope

A Lesson in Charring

Josh, construction manager, tests out different methods for charring wood

Joel, engineering manager, tests out a different method

Safety and Scaffolding

Parking Lot Cont...