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More of our timbers have been added. The first two rows from the south are nearly complete.
Since I had to cut a number of trees from the site, I had hoped that a few could be used in the building. Below is a sassafras tree that was about where the master bedroom is. Most of its bark has been removed in this picture.
It is obviously not straight, so marking and cutting the notches to hold the beams was part science, part hopefulness. The top is nearest in the picture. The base on the top was temporary, to aid in marking for the cuts.
Erected and seen from this perspective the tree looks almost straight. Other perspectives show it has a few bends.
It will be in the center of the largest open area of the house. Another sassafras, also cut down from the site, will stand beside it to its north, also in the center of the large room.
Notice in the bottom picture that more timbers have arrived. These include the largest and longest beams. They will be used for the longest spans remaining to be erected, across the master bedroom.
