my dirt bag cabin

[Porkbrick]

ok, here we go, another update on the progress so far. after a month of chopping mortices and muscling logs around i was finally ready to move to the next phase. i rented a forward reach forklift, and the rest is history.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

Simply AMAZING.

 

[Porkbrick]

moar

 

[MasterBlaster]

Suh - WHEAT!!!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

We have to come to a house warming party or something when that thing is done! Awesome !

 

[Burnham]

Jaime, I'll say it again, with emphasis...this is art, this is sculpture. You are building something very special here. Kudos, my friend. If I should ever be so lucky enough to stand in that space, I'm sure it would be wonderful. Enjoy it.

 

[Porkbrick]

you will all most certainly be invited to the house warming party! i enjoy posting pictures here and your positive responses have been very encouraging to me.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Certainly is shaping up great!

 

[Husabud]

Jaime, this is the most impressive building I have seen. As a previous framer with more than five hundred houses behind me, I am very impressed. It takes a great deal of fortitude to accomplish what you have. My hat is off to you!

 

[Porkbrick]

thank you. i must admit that i have been nervous that the real framers here might see what i am doing and think "what the hell is that?". im glad you like it. gives me confidence i am not totally off my rocker.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It's gonna be awesome seeing the finished house!

 

[rskybiz]

First class accommodations is what I am seeing! Pure joy in watching the progression.

 

[squisher]

Yah it's mind blowing man. Really impressive. Thanks for keeping us all here in the loop on its progression.

 

[Burnham]

thank you. i must admit that i have been nervous that the real framers here might see what i am doing and think "what the hell is that?". im glad you like it. gives me confidence i am not totally off my rocker.

Oh, make no mistake my friend...you are off your rocker . It's just that we are right there with you .

 

[MasterBlaster]

I love off rockers!

 

[Burnham]

A whole website full of them, you have.

 

[MasterBlaster]

We are the oddballs!

 

[Porkbrick]

ive always felt most at home with the oddballs.

 

[mastermind7864]

Wow.....wow.....wow.

Before I started playing with saws, I built houses. Never anything like this......this is special.

I can hardly wait to see more.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Very nice. I'm eagerly awaiting the grand finale of that roof system.

 

[SoonerFan]

Awesome!

 

[Porkbrick]

another week, another small slice of progress. i found a local guy with a band mill and some fir logs to mill up the 6x6 beams (i will call them purlins) i need. i decided for the sake of cost and practicality to make each purlin in 3 sections. this is the splice joint.
i realized that this joint leaves the end of one of the beams only weakly supported. i plan to modify the rest by switching the bevel on the bottom so that it catches the lower edge of the top beam (does that even make sense?). one purlin completed, 4 more beams to go.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, buddy!!!

 

[mastermind7864]

Let me say it again.........

AWESOME!!!!!!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Doubts are definitely disappearing.
It really is starting to feel like a house, and a very cool one.