The "Chain Gang"
The "Chain Gang"
Bolders we had brought in
The second side of bolders
Cutting columns to length
The wall taking shape
A little joking around
More rock work
Carrying columns
Holding columns in place before rafters are in
Rock wall nearly done
Close up of wall
The porch taking shape
Rafters
Hangers on band joist
Putting up a rafter
Cutting a rafter to length
Nailing in a rafter
Nailing in another rafter
Switching nails
Positioning rafter tail (note spacing block)
Nailing off rafter tail
Nailing off rafter tail
Moving the scaffold (shuffle-shuffle-shuffle)
Lifting a beam into place
Lining up beam
Hammering in a mending plate on top of beam joint
Nailing down middle end of beam
"The Contraption"--Dad came up with this to pull a little twist out of the beam. It worked.