Over seven! That Milwaukee impact driver is a beast. Just can't get enough of the shear legs, so cool. Thanks again for the shout out, it really helps Jim.
Don’t worry about talking. You can’t get a whole lot of work done by talking. So don’t worry we understand. That’s one heck of a structure . We need more Americans like you. God bless
... chain hoist is old, tried & true technology... slow & steady gives ya time to keep the surroundings in site. Another Great Job Jim.. you've got to be working with a smile on your face these days ;) Keep safe, enjoy your lifes journey... it's good one. Thanks for the video.
AWESOME Jim. The amount of work that's gone into those timbers from 1 man is... Awe inspiring. Take us along for the ride on the Haying season, we don't mind. Be something different to learn ☺
I’m along for the Whole Journey Jim. Can’t say I understand the proper jointery, but it’s intense. You have me sweating on some of the cuts. Omg ! I’m sold on a ‘Tent Cabin’ for me, now...lol 😆
Dear Jim, being on top of the barn must give you that feeling of being on top of the world right now. barn almost completed & to boot as an added bonus a full 7000 viewers. Well my old fruit, what else can one say other than congratulations yet again for achieving thus far. It's getting to that moment of suspense, will he, won't he attempt to finish off on his own? Either way, it doesn't matter, it's still a remarkable achievement by anyone's standard. I can feel the triple roast coming on soon. Take care Jim, see you on the next instalment. Kind regards.
I bet it does Jim. When Honourable Matron is out there checking when her boudoir will be on the cards, you could yell from the top & shout out that famous James Cagney line"Look Ma, I am on top of the world". I wish I was a mosquito flying by just to see her face. Once again heartfelt congratulations; richly deserved. Kind regards.
Good morning Jim! Congrats on 7k!! I would be more then happy to come help u if I could afford a plain ticket!! Don't worry bout the thumbs it's no different then the up! It's probably Jessie! Got your message last night no notifications that I received it! Have a great day!!
The comments about working from the center bents are headed the right way i believe. Either tied with top plates or temporary bracing. Set the shear leg from center out tied to existing bents. Set it close to end wall so the top of the leg is a straight pick, letting the new bent stand almost exactly in position when raised. Assemble the end bents with legs toward center, crosstie almost over endwall below. So when you raise the bent the legs will slowly slide toward the end of the barn, top of the bent raises nearly vertically. Shear leg is positioned so that you would lower it instead of raising it to fine tune your position. If this was mine to do anyways, thats probably what i would do. You've got a lot under your belt at this point so I'm watching with everyone else to see the how you did it! Be safe thanks for sharing
Great progress JIm, #1 priority is get the barn finished, I vote for go flat out now, film heaps and revisit it when its done. Once its done you have all the time in the world to go over things. I do like the current trend of displaying different methods of doing the work (pegs the other day, brace today)
Morning Jim, the home strech is near!!! I got a feeling you'll figure out the content after the barn is complete. We'll be watching !! Good day to ya buddy.
TheTradesmanChannel ok, I had some iron pocket shoes made up from a local iron monger that screwed into the post and also into the floor. They are decorative and look great. Just a suggestion.
Hey Jim! Your getting pretty good at putting those queen post up! The cows even commented on it. Hahaha. I'm glad you had good weather for it. See you on the next one bud. 👍🍻
I gave you a thumbs up Jim. Not to worry about me. I did check out the Great Plans Craftsman. It looks like it will be another great channel for me to watch.
Hi Jim, I'm assuming the Queen posts are to go flush with the gable end. My suggestion is that you attach the 'A frame hoist' to the gable face of the barn. It appears you have about 4' +, clearance with the top of this when erecting the other Bents. This would allow a yard or more for connection down the gable. You will know where the post feet need to be positioned. As you have done for the other Bents, place boards (front timbers) to stop movement toward the pulley. Nail side timbers, and importantly, a rear timber, to define the queen post, so that the footprint of each post is defined on the deck, make sufficient tolerance that the posts aren't a tight fit and can drop in when vertical. Set the Bent up on sawhorses when in position against the front timber boards. You can use bottle jacks to increase the elevation at this point if you wish. Assess if your son is able to control the tractor sufficiently and if so, good. Helped by him in the tractor, using the 'A' frame pull the bent up to 75 - 80 degrees, switch then to the come-along. Before raising, measure and attach rope from the rear of the barn to the cross member of the Bent so that it cannot over rotate. I also recommend that you attach trailing planks to lateral sides of the queen posts about 2 metres up, when raising, to connect with scrap timbers nailed by you at right angles to the vector of travel - these will arrest any fall back incident. Just some suggestions - this is what I would tend to do with this. I would not be happy to use the other Bents at this stage as they are not fully incorporated into the building yet as they aren't braced sufficiently and it would be a tragedy if they were pulled over and destroyed by ill considered planning. If You decide to go for the inside route, then as mentioned above use bottle jacks and lots of props and all should be good.
Always a view from the upper floors. Maybe set the post feet back onto the deck, off set to the other post, and use the lifting stand to drag it upright then knock it over 8 inches into place. Looks like a sound lifting rig, slow and steady, its always great to be able to just stop the lift any where along the way. I have a gin pole set up, two poles with caps that have 4 guy lines attached. Each line can control the direction of lift, this comes in handy if you have to drift a lift to left or right. Also fore and aft lines so something can't come back on you just at the tipping point. Some extra hands is always a good thing.
Great information there. I was looking at it last night while lifting and asking myself why I didn't put a line going fore of the anchor line. It was a moment of "hey, you know this could come back on you".
Really nice, I work nights so I apologize if I am unable to catch your live streams and I wish I lived closer I would help you just for the learning experience.
Congratulations Jim on 7K subscribers. A little nervous when the bent got near vertical ... a couple of ropes attached to the base of the previous bent to the top of the bent your raising wouldn't go astray as a counter measure.
I had to chuckle. Jesse (PLfL) did the exact same process--cheek cuts on angled braces--on very nearly the same saw. He's right handed and you're left handed. It only took a few seconds to notice the difference as you made the cuts. I have significant experience in table saws in general and Craftsman saws in particular. It's been a wildly popular subject on the various wooddorking fora I frequent. I've owned the forerunner of the saw you have (built by Emerson Electric, a long time Sears supplier, although no longer, and the supplier--at least for while--of Home Depot's Ridgid line). Among its limitations is the fence and the insert. I don't know a modern improvement for the fence, the one I had was discontinued long ago. Actually I discontinued my Craftsman saw long ago, too, replaced with a Delta Unisaw. Night and day, but that's another topic. However, here is an article on my website you may appreciate as it highlights (and explains) one of the many complaints about Craftsman tablesaws: woodbutcher.net/miterslot.shtml I have a potentially useful suggestion for assembling and raising the queen posts, but it's too long to post here. If you're interested, please drop me an email to LRod@pobox.com and I'll reply as soon as possible. LRod
Morning, Jim. Congratulations on breaking 7k. You've sure earned it. You sorta headed off my question about the last bent or two, as it was clear the shear legs were taller than the space between bents. I was wondering how that was going to work. Will be looking forward to seeing them go up, however you decide to do it. You must have a small hole somewhere if mice are getting in. You could always make on a mascot if nothing else. Anyhow, have a great day.
I was going to comment on how you're a one man army, but then you admitted you might ask help with the last bent or two (the sensible approach). I wish I wasn't 3000+ miles away, I'd be there to help. I'll just have to settle for visiting when it's all finished.
It's really starting to look like something! You're very close to having a roof and having the siding done. I wish I lived closer as I'd force you to let me help you stand the rest of it up ;-). Quit being stubborn, take some help and get'r done.
I wonder if the mouse got in through the big capping hole in the end wall of the barn/shop. Afternoon, Jim. Question, why not put the top plates and braces on the queen post bent when you stand it? Roughly half way up would be a good spot to do it, then it can lift the tops up with it and you could use a step ladder to put it on the previous bent. As far as the other two coming from the other direction, lean the shear-legs against the previous bent and draw it up from over the top of that one? Can't wait to see how you do the tops with those bents stood already. 1st final is out of the way. I'm guessing a low A to high B. At least I hope so, I need that to pass the course. Hope you're having fun out there.
If you build a temp shelf beyond the edge to set your shear legs on you can raise the posts the same way. Might use a hold back rope to keep it from falling over the edge.
Jim, Fritz Perls has sat on my left shoulder for 47-odd years. He's never judged me. Instead he occasionally will whisper an astonished sounding, "Well, look at that!", and then goes silent. I eventually had my ear pierced and installed a ring for him to hang onto when I failed to look and the road got a little bumpy... Good night, friend.
Personal preference is everything, but is there a particular reason you would swap the saw guide to the other side of the blade? I would think the tenon thickness might be different every cut, if the brace dimension where slightly different. Or parallelism since you swap the side to the guide? But then you finish every surface with a chisel, so maybe I've brought up a stupid question.
I'm a bit new to your channel. 👍 I love your crane apparatus. I have a heavy duty come-a-long, for the boom adjustment, but was wondering what size chainfall you recommed for the line up and down?
It sure does make a difference. I took a lot of time with this joinery and squaring things up from the milling to the joint cutting and it helped but there are a few spots where a draw bore would have really worked better. I have been bitten by the timber frame bug to the point I'm teaching myself architectural drafting software while I'm laid up with a broken leg and ankle so that I can develop some kits to sell as well as the plans. This has been the most rewarding project I've ever done. Only eight more timbers left to go on before the roof and of course I had to go and fall.
I frigged up moving a gin pole next to my stairwell opening. 12' fall landing on my right heel...needless to say after two surgeries I am down until fall.
Paying attention,well I’ll leave that to you,because I’m to poor to pay attention and to far away. another good video from where I was sitting it looked like a beautiful evening.i wonder do you get fire flys around there.
yeah thats cool jim...im working for demets now called pladis....i love the old ways of building without using nails on the beams..dowels seem stronger
Hi. And Happy New Year! I've been keeping an eye on your builds for a long time and I always love how you show the work. Thank you for answering my stuff in the past. I have a question for this video at 8:50. I saw that you secured the posts of your bent lift with 10" lag screws to the floor planks. Am I right? I didn't see stub tenons. How did you secure that in the end? I didn't see a follow-up video. Thanks from Massena
Happy New Year, haven't seen you on a bit. I was working in Massena yesterday. The Queen posts are held with 10" timberlocs, very solid and much faster. Traditionally they would be stub tenons.
@@TheTradesmanChannel Hey thanks so much Jim for responding. Two barns that I had to refurbish, needed new queens that had to fit into the old plate at new locations. I ended up ripping out the sill - just for make new stub mortises because I moved the posts! So I could have avoided this? Is this legit?
Jim I apologize for the questions - I know this build is behind you now., so I appreciate your time... I absolutely love the pockets that you cut for the knees - and the beams. The center joinery looks amazing! How do I cut the depth accurately? I was using a circ saw to cross-cut the pockets. Yours look really tight and beautiful. Mortising bits, jig and router? Was it a longer job?
I believe I heard this artist on another of your videos, but could you let us know the artist and song featured at the beginning? Thank you, and thanks for all your great videos.
New sub. I'm finding it really interesting and informative. I have a lot of yours to catch up on now. A channel you might like is Idaho Hillbilly. He and Miss Kitty are gr8. Ya gotta sample several videos to really get the feel of them
Ive got a 112 year old dairy barn that is ‘udderly’ massive...(about 40,000 sq ft)...that I’m converting to a huge wood shop, cabinet and furniture shops for every step beginning to end. Previous owners removed timbers to use for garden boxes and replaced with 3” pipe! Until i cut all the timbers needed i had to go set up several dozen 110,000 lbs supports along the Western wall as it is sinking slowly due to many previous poor alterations and rotting wood as well as old pipe supports rusting. I’m rating it up using 1 million lbs total hydraulic jacks just 1/4” per month to avoid causing massive shifts in the structure. I’m buying green logs and milling out up to 12”x16” x 60’ beams that will have to be spliced at the strongest part of the structure using a brilliant Japanese beam joinery technique so that the 110’ beam is all equally strong and supports the upper floor and enormous train car sized cupola. Thanks for the evenings of know-how, entertainment and being part of those of us left in America who care.
Your project sounds incredibly interesting. There is nothing better than keeping a massive old frame alive and to be used for what you're doing is great. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Jim - going to be raising some bents next month - did you notch the top of that gin pole frame so the 2x6s fit inside of each other where they meet at the top? Thanks for the videos!
@@TheTradesmanChannel holy moly sorry to hear about that injury. Let me know if you have any pictures of the top where the block and chain connects. Probably overthinking everything but want to make sure that I connect everything correctly. Did you use deck screws to connect gin pole diagonal bracing? Any GRKs? And that was regular 2x6 material, correct? I like seeing how you anchored the bents so that they can’t dance as they were lifted. I think I have all of the possible issues figured out. My decking is installed over our floor trusses so we’re good to go once I plow that camp road.
So who is the clown with the 👎🏼 👎🏼 👎🏼??? Great music! I have a question Sir... So that Red Thingy on your Table Saw... How come it is flush with the rest of YOUR TABLE, and not like Jesse’s? And when are you going to get a helper??? I like watching your videos and hearing them kids in the background!!!
TheTradesmanChannel no kidding.... He had been cutting wood on his Table Saw for two years using a clamp to hold the fence in place because he did not know what the Adjustment Nut on the other end of the rod connected to the flip lever which normally locks the fence in place!
Good evening. That is called a shear leg. Very stable to use and a bit safer to handle than a gin pole, don't ask me how I know but I can tell you a recovery of over a year was a good lesson on gin poles.
Nice Job .Could you let me know how you built the lifting structure and how is it held up ?I am going to build a mill shed and I do not have a tractor to lift the beams so just wondering if this would work?
Just a triangle heavily braced, the height is twice the width of the bottom. I hook a line to the top of it and use a come along to anchor it. This would work perfectly for what you want to do.
"Raising More Timber Frame By Hand"... alone. "Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge." -- Frederick Salomon Perls --
If you are after an inventive curse for the thumbsdowner "May his balls turn to Bull Dogs and bite the sod to death!" (not mine ... from a Dave Goulder folksong about his driver when he was shoveling coal on a Steam train! As to the beam raising ..... Possibly do it backwards? Lie the whole frame flat with the top sticking out over the edge. Attach your shear legs with the pulley fully open. Brace the shear legs when they are raised so that if it all goes tits up they will hold the frame even if it gets pulled over center! Winch the top of the frame off the floor level by the shear legs, then pully the bottom of the frame towards the edge of the barn keeping yourself to the rear to gnash and grind your teeth in safety! Twice (or more) winching but it keeps you safely out of the way. It might seem over complicated and even need a board for the legs to slide on but could be a fresh way to look at it?
Here's a question Jim. If I Thumbs Up all of the people that leave a comment, does that thumbs up go towards your Channel? I always skip through as many comments as I can giving them all a Thumbs up no matter what the comment is saying. If it helps your Channel we the Subscriber's could just scroll down the comments and hit everybody's Thumbs up. I hear other channels saying SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON but on the 2nd time you press Like it takes the 1st Like away as though I didn't press it in the 1st place and I need to press it again to put the initial Like back lol. Hope you can work out what I'm trying to say here haha ☺
I’ve heard that simply *any* interaction: positive comment, negative comment, thumbs up, thumbs down, comment on a comment, etc all help to bubble the video up into feeds where people will take an interest. I know I get videos from time to time in my feed that have an overwhelming number of thumbs down, and I watch them even if it’s just to see what everybody is hating on.
That makes sense. I knew the thumbs down help the videos the same as a thumbs up. The thumbs down don't really bother me but it is fun to pick on them once in awhile.
Get some help when you need it. You can't work on it if you injure yourself or fall off the second floor. Wish I lived closer. I would come help you a couple of weekends.
That post you screwed those long screws in to the floor... What is directly underneath that post’s footprint! Btw, when you say bastard.... you sound like my Boston Native Boss back in The USAF!!! 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼=stub his toe😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Those posts are anchored into the 10x16 tie beams below. The idea of building with timbers is to carry loads from the roof continuously to the foundation as much as possible.
TheTradesmanChannel I have been saying the same thing about Timber Frame Framework of a home we all are watching being built... but Some ENGINEER from an alleged Timber Framing Institution disagrees with you!!!
I know, I mentioned it in the comments on one of their videos and got majorly trolled by one of their viewers (Jedidiah) until I had to block the user.
TheTradesmanChannel the consensus from my merry band of hating trolls in my FB Group speculate Jed is actually Jesse but he goes by that moniker because he is a eunuch and ashamed to admit he has little knowledge or construction skills...
I got an idea what can keep u busy when your finished...take it apart and use it for a pattern so others can come up there and trace out the cuts, joinery, etc. Just a thought...but when I sober up, it might not sound like just a good idea. I'll throw myself under the bus and say I hit the thumbs down button.
Over seven! That Milwaukee impact driver is a beast. Just can't get enough of the shear legs, so cool. Thanks again for the shout out, it really helps Jim.
I hope it helps a bunch
Don’t worry about talking. You can’t get a whole lot of work done by talking. So don’t worry we understand. That’s one heck of a structure . We need more Americans like you. God bless
Thank you. Have to work for what you want.
Its really coming along! thank you for the videos
Almost there.
Hey Jim, amazing what a little bit of sun and some warmth will do for your energy and get you motivated. Looks great.
It does wonders
... chain hoist is old, tried & true technology... slow & steady gives ya time to keep the surroundings in site. Another Great Job Jim.. you've got to be working with a smile on your face these days ;) Keep safe, enjoy your lifes journey... it's good one. Thanks for the video.
I am truly enjoying it John.
I wish I could be the friend to help you finish it. YOU ARE THE BOSS!!
It would be a good time for sure.
Looking real fine Jim. Absolutely beautiful, (your words) could not have said it better myself
Thanks Tom
AWESOME Jim.
The amount of work that's gone into those timbers from 1 man is... Awe inspiring.
Take us along for the ride on the Haying season, we don't mind. Be something different to learn ☺
I plan to
Morning Jim.... can't wait to start seeing the rafters go up. Once that roof is up you won't ever have to worry about rain again.
No sir. I am excited for it.
I’m along for the Whole Journey Jim.
Can’t say I understand the proper jointery, but it’s intense.
You have me sweating on some of the cuts. Omg !
I’m sold on a ‘Tent Cabin’ for me, now...lol 😆
Hey Jim! So excited for you! Can't wait for the rafters! Congratulations on 7000 subs! I'll see you on the next one!
Thank you Donnell
Looks great man, I know your ready for that final puzzle piece
Good morning Jay.
Dear Jim,
being on top of the barn must give you that feeling of being on top of the world right now. barn almost completed & to boot as an added bonus a full 7000 viewers. Well my old fruit, what else can one say other than congratulations yet again for achieving thus far. It's getting to that moment of suspense, will he, won't he attempt to finish off on his own? Either way, it doesn't matter, it's still a remarkable achievement by anyone's standard. I can feel the triple roast coming on soon. Take care Jim, see you on the next instalment. Kind regards.
It feels great to be up there.
I bet it does Jim. When Honourable Matron is out there checking when her boudoir will be on the cards, you could yell from the top & shout out that famous James Cagney line"Look Ma, I am on top of the world". I wish I was a mosquito flying by just to see her face. Once again heartfelt congratulations; richly deserved. Kind regards.
Good morning Jim! Congrats on 7k!! I would be more then happy to come help u if I could afford a plain ticket!! Don't worry bout the thumbs it's no different then the up! It's probably Jessie! Got your message last night no notifications that I received it! Have a great day!!
Great work! The old fashioned yet so effective way👍
Thank you.
The comments about working from the center bents are headed the right way i believe. Either tied with top plates or temporary bracing. Set the shear leg from center out tied to existing bents. Set it close to end wall so the top of the leg is a straight pick, letting the new bent stand almost exactly in position when raised. Assemble the end bents with legs toward center, crosstie almost over endwall below. So when you raise the bent the legs will slowly slide toward the end of the barn, top of the bent raises nearly vertically. Shear leg is positioned so that you would lower it instead of raising it to fine tune your position. If this was mine to do anyways, thats probably what i would do. You've got a lot under your belt at this point so I'm watching with everyone else to see the how you did it! Be safe thanks for sharing
I'm leaning that way
great stuff, can hardly wait to see the roof
Thanks John
Great progress JIm, #1 priority is get the barn finished, I vote for go flat out now, film heaps and revisit it when its done. Once its done you have all the time in the world to go over things. I do like the current trend of displaying different methods of doing the work (pegs the other day, brace today)
That's where I'm at with it too.
Hi Jim great video and update nice bit of chain block work there too.thank for sharing.👍👍👍👍👍👍ho and it's happy Wednesday night for us🍺🍺🍺
Happy Wednesday night to you.
Morning Jim, the home strech is near!!! I got a feeling you'll figure out the content after the barn is complete. We'll be watching !! Good day to ya buddy.
Same to you Bruce.
Morning Jim, looking good for the Design Office/Exercise Room in that first bay. Excellent! Michael : }
Hello Michael. It is finally taking shape.
Enjoy yourself with this build Jim, love the barn design.
I love it Frankie.
TheTradesmanChannel Jim, how are you securing the upper floor bents to the floor?
10" long Timberlocs.
TheTradesmanChannel ok, I had some iron pocket shoes made up from a local iron monger that screwed into the post and also into the floor. They are decorative and look great. Just a suggestion.
That's what I'm doing on the first floor.
Hey Jim! Your getting pretty good at putting those queen post up! The cows even commented on it. Hahaha. I'm glad you had good weather for it. See you on the next one bud. 👍🍻
Hello Harold.
I gave you a thumbs up Jim. Not to worry about me. I did check out the Great Plans Craftsman. It looks like it will be another great channel for me to watch.
He is a good guy.
very nice Jim. getting closer each time.
We are buddy.
Great to see the barn getting taller!
Can't wait to see you way up there putting the roof on, possible drone footage?
Going to try
Hi Jim,
I'm assuming the Queen posts are to go flush with the gable end. My suggestion is that you attach the 'A frame hoist' to the gable face of the barn. It appears you have about 4' +, clearance with the top of this when erecting the other Bents. This would allow a yard or more for connection down the gable.
You will know where the post feet need to be positioned.
As you have done for the other Bents, place boards (front timbers) to stop movement toward the pulley.
Nail side timbers, and importantly, a rear timber, to define the queen post, so that the footprint of each post is defined on the deck, make sufficient tolerance that the posts aren't a tight fit and can drop in when vertical.
Set the Bent up on sawhorses when in position against the front timber boards. You can use bottle jacks to increase the elevation at this point if you wish. Assess if your son is able to control the tractor sufficiently and if so, good. Helped by him in the tractor, using the 'A' frame pull the bent up to 75 - 80 degrees, switch then to the come-along.
Before raising, measure and attach rope from the rear of the barn to the cross member of the Bent so that it cannot over rotate. I also recommend that you attach trailing planks to lateral sides of the queen posts about 2 metres up, when raising, to connect with scrap timbers nailed by you at right angles to the vector of travel - these will arrest any fall back incident.
Just some suggestions - this is what I would tend to do with this. I would not be happy to use the other Bents at this stage as they are not fully incorporated into the building yet as they aren't braced sufficiently and it would be a tragedy if they were pulled over and destroyed by ill considered planning.
If You decide to go for the inside route, then as mentioned above use bottle jacks and lots of props and all should be good.
Great information here and confirming a few of my own thoughts.
That's some fine DIY, Jim. I'm retired now, and if I didn't live smack in the middle of Mobile County, I'd give you a hand any time you wanted.
Thanks buddy
Always a view from the upper floors. Maybe set the post feet back onto the deck, off set to the other post, and use the lifting stand to drag it upright then knock it over 8 inches into place. Looks like a sound lifting rig, slow and steady, its always great to be able to just stop the lift any where along the way. I have a gin pole set up, two poles with caps that have 4 guy lines attached. Each line can control the direction of lift, this comes in handy if you have to drift a lift to left or right. Also fore and aft lines so something can't come back on you just at the tipping point. Some extra hands is always a good thing.
Great information there. I was looking at it last night while lifting and asking myself why I didn't put a line going fore of the anchor line. It was a moment of "hey, you know this could come back on you".
As long as you don't pull it past the tipping point all will be good. Also liked your table saw method to rip the tenon on the brace.
I use my 12" radial arm saw for braces too when I have it setup. It'll cut the full 4" stock without issue. I have a jig I setup for it.
Really nice, I work nights so I apologize if I am unable to catch your live streams and I wish I lived closer I would help you just for the learning experience.
That's ok buddy. We all have to work and put food on the table.
always a huge thumbs up jim
Thank you.
Great videos. Thanks for sharing and inspirational ideas.
Thank you for watching
Congrats on 7,000
Thank you Vince.
One good thing using the shear legs, you got extra timber up there already..Seriously though, you have done a great job..!!
Thanks Red
Grats on hitting 7K subs. And another great video.
Hey good to see you. Be looking for your channel in the next group.
TheTradesmanChannel cool, thank you in advance. What you are doing with the shout outs help build community. I salute you...
Oh i liked what you said at the end.😂😂.👍
I did too Troy
getting there, looks great.
Thanks Wayne
Congratulations Jim on 7K subscribers. A little nervous when the bent got near vertical ... a couple of ropes attached to the base of the previous bent to the top of the bent your raising wouldn't go astray as a counter measure.
Hey brother, looking good; I know you feel like your on top of the world.
I do Paul
I had to chuckle. Jesse (PLfL) did the exact same process--cheek cuts on angled braces--on very nearly the same saw. He's right handed and you're left handed. It only took a few seconds to notice the difference as you made the cuts.
I have significant experience in table saws in general and Craftsman saws in particular. It's been a wildly popular subject on the various wooddorking fora I frequent. I've owned the forerunner of the saw you have (built by Emerson Electric, a long time Sears supplier, although no longer, and the supplier--at least for while--of Home Depot's Ridgid line). Among its limitations is the fence and the insert.
I don't know a modern improvement for the fence, the one I had was discontinued long ago. Actually I discontinued my Craftsman saw long ago, too, replaced with a Delta Unisaw. Night and day, but that's another topic. However, here is an article on my website you may appreciate as it highlights (and explains) one of the many complaints about Craftsman tablesaws:
woodbutcher.net/miterslot.shtml
I have a potentially useful suggestion for assembling and raising the queen posts, but it's too long to post here. If you're interested, please drop me an email to LRod@pobox.com and I'll reply as soon as possible.
LRod
Morning, Jim. Congratulations on breaking 7k. You've sure earned it. You sorta headed off my question about the last bent or two, as it was clear the shear legs were taller than the space between bents. I was wondering how that was going to work. Will be looking forward to seeing them go up, however you decide to do it. You must have a small hole somewhere if mice are getting in. You could always make on a mascot if nothing else. Anyhow, have a great day.
Congratulations on 7k
where there is a will there is a way! well done sir!
Thank you
I was going to comment on how you're a one man army, but then you admitted you might ask help with the last bent or two (the sensible approach). I wish I wasn't 3000+ miles away, I'd be there to help. I'll just have to settle for visiting when it's all finished.
I don't blame you, my brain is devising ways to get it done.
It's really starting to look like something! You're very close to having a roof and having the siding done. I wish I lived closer as I'd force you to let me help you stand the rest of it up ;-). Quit being stubborn, take some help and get'r done.
I'm not stubborn...you can't prove it.
Hello Jim. Suggestion - well braced, you could use the adjacent queen bent as the high point to pull up the next bent.
It's more a question of having the bent leaning way out over the edge of the building.
Gotcha - the 2 bents left are the end bents. If I have any brilliant epiphanies, I'll let you know ;-)
That would be good.
I wonder if the mouse got in through the big capping hole in the end wall of the barn/shop. Afternoon, Jim. Question, why not put the top plates and braces on the queen post bent when you stand it? Roughly half way up would be a good spot to do it, then it can lift the tops up with it and you could use a step ladder to put it on the previous bent. As far as the other two coming from the other direction, lean the shear-legs against the previous bent and draw it up from over the top of that one? Can't wait to see how you do the tops with those bents stood already.
1st final is out of the way. I'm guessing a low A to high B. At least I hope so, I need that to pass the course. Hope you're having fun out there.
Logistics, no way in he'll could I do that alone. Those purlin plates will be 16' long.
TheTradesmanChannel oh, I thought you were superman... Lol.
I am so impressed
Thank you
Jim you are rolling now great video man
Great video Jim, how about using the frame just raised as the anchor for the shear legs and pull it inward
Might work
Jim watch out for postie April 30 or there about
If you build a temp shelf beyond the edge to set your shear legs on you can raise the posts the same way. Might use a hold back rope to keep it from falling over the edge.
That might work.
Jim, Fritz Perls has sat on my left shoulder for 47-odd years. He's never judged me. Instead he occasionally will whisper an astonished sounding, "Well, look at that!", and then goes silent. I eventually had my ear pierced and installed a ring for him to hang onto when I failed to look and the road got a little bumpy...
Good night, friend.
Jim, two questions. Will you be milling the rafters? And what are your plans for barn doors? Congrats on 7000.
Good evening John. I will mill most of the rafters, I'm sure I'll get some from the Amish mill to make things faster.
Awesome camera shots in this one...if you keep it up you won't need my help!
It could be fun
Tienes mucha paciencia... y dedicacion...👍
Gracias
Personal preference is everything, but is there a particular reason you would swap the saw guide to the other side of the blade? I would think the tenon thickness might be different every cut, if the brace dimension where slightly different. Or parallelism since you swap the side to the guide? But then you finish every surface with a chisel, so maybe I've brought up a stupid question.
You have to measure both sides regardless to center the tenon. As for switching the fence you need to to cut those safely.
I'm a bit new to your channel. 👍
I love your crane apparatus.
I have a heavy duty come-a-long, for the boom adjustment, but was wondering what size chainfall you recommed for the line up and down?
A 20' 1 ton is perfect. All the length you need and plenty of lift.
Great work! No drawboring? Lot more work for just one person, but can keep things tight as the timbers season.
I did not draw bore, the next frame will be.
TheTradesmanChannel I love it, though it's more work. Love seeing a nice tight tenon get pulled perfectly into place with each blow of the mallet!
It sure does make a difference. I took a lot of time with this joinery and squaring things up from the milling to the joint cutting and it helped but there are a few spots where a draw bore would have really worked better. I have been bitten by the timber frame bug to the point I'm teaching myself architectural drafting software while I'm laid up with a broken leg and ankle so that I can develop some kits to sell as well as the plans. This has been the most rewarding project I've ever done. Only eight more timbers left to go on before the roof and of course I had to go and fall.
TheTradesmanChannel Man, that sucks! Happy healing. Reminds me I need to pick up fall arrest!
I frigged up moving a gin pole next to my stairwell opening. 12' fall landing on my right heel...needless to say after two surgeries I am down until fall.
Paying attention,well I’ll leave that to you,because I’m to poor to pay attention and to far away. another good video from where I was sitting it looked like a beautiful evening.i wonder do you get fire flys around there.
Yes we do, looks like a light show all summer long here.
loving your channel and i didnt know you was so close to me...down in stueben county..city of corning
maybe you could tech this old rat bastard joinery
No shit, I've been there a few times. I had an uncle that worked at the glass factory.
yeah thats cool jim...im working for demets now called pladis....i love the old ways of building without using nails on the beams..dowels seem stronger
Hi. And Happy New Year! I've been keeping an eye on your builds for a long time and I always love how you show the work. Thank you for answering my stuff in the past.
I have a question for this video at 8:50. I saw that you secured the posts of your bent lift with 10" lag screws to the floor planks. Am I right? I didn't see stub tenons. How did you secure that in the end? I didn't see a follow-up video. Thanks from Massena
Happy New Year, haven't seen you on a bit. I was working in Massena yesterday. The Queen posts are held with 10" timberlocs, very solid and much faster. Traditionally they would be stub tenons.
@@TheTradesmanChannel Hey thanks so much Jim for responding. Two barns that I had to refurbish, needed new queens that had to fit into the old plate at new locations. I ended up ripping out the sill - just for make new stub mortises because I moved the posts!
So I could have avoided this? Is this legit?
Jim I apologize for the questions - I know this build is behind you now., so I appreciate your time...
I absolutely love the pockets that you cut for the knees - and the beams. The center joinery looks amazing!
How do I cut the depth accurately? I was using a circ saw to cross-cut the pockets. Yours look really tight and beautiful.
Mortising bits, jig and router? Was it a longer job?
I believe I heard this artist on another of your videos, but could you let us know the artist and song featured at the beginning? Thank you, and thanks for all your great videos.
Did you find out who the artist and the title of the song? I'm also wondering..
@@brushesandbeginnings In Our Home by Nickolas Jones
@@cctknight84 Thank-you. I love that song....
Does anyone know the song in the intro to this video? I'm not able to locate the author or song...thanks..
Hey there Jim! what do you call the triangle lifter you use?
Love the content! Thank you!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching.
I'm looking forward to viewing others old & new. My kind of content. It's a great help & enjoyable.
I appreciate it.
New sub. I'm finding it really interesting and informative. I have a lot of yours to catch up on now.
A channel you might like is Idaho Hillbilly. He and Miss Kitty are gr8. Ya gotta sample several videos to really get the feel of them
Ive got a 112 year old dairy barn that is ‘udderly’ massive...(about 40,000 sq ft)...that I’m converting to a huge wood shop, cabinet and furniture shops for every step beginning to end. Previous owners removed timbers to use for garden boxes and replaced with 3” pipe! Until i cut all the timbers needed i had to go set up several dozen 110,000 lbs supports along the Western wall as it is sinking slowly due to many previous poor alterations and rotting wood as well as old pipe supports rusting. I’m rating it up using 1 million lbs total hydraulic jacks just 1/4” per month to avoid causing massive shifts in the structure. I’m buying green logs and milling out up to 12”x16” x 60’ beams that will have to be spliced at the strongest part of the structure using a brilliant Japanese beam joinery technique so that the 110’ beam is all equally strong and supports the upper floor and enormous train car sized cupola. Thanks for the evenings of know-how, entertainment and being part of those of us left in America who care.
Your project sounds incredibly interesting. There is nothing better than keeping a massive old frame alive and to be used for what you're doing is great. Thank you for sharing.
I think that was the fastest you've ever cut a knee brace! Remember when you cut them manually ??
Hi Jim - going to be raising some bents next month - did you notch the top of that gin pole frame so the 2x6s fit inside of each other where they meet at the top? Thanks for the videos!
I sure did. Worked out well. Just be careful moving the gin pole or shear legs, that's how I shattered my ankle getting knocked off the 2nd floor.
@@TheTradesmanChannel holy moly sorry to hear about that injury. Let me know if you have any pictures of the top where the block and chain connects. Probably overthinking everything but want to make sure that I connect everything correctly. Did you use deck screws to connect gin pole diagonal bracing? Any GRKs? And that was regular 2x6 material, correct? I like seeing how you anchored the bents so that they can’t dance as they were lifted. I think I have all of the possible issues figured out. My decking is installed over our floor trusses so we’re good to go once I plow that camp road.
You don't have to talk, we can see very well what you are doing, so don't get distracted. You can always show the roof going on. :D
Maybe he she or it will trip over there own thumb.
How back before they had the long screws did they attach the base of the timber to the floor?
A stub tenon on the bottom of the post.
Makes sense. Would that then be pegged from below or just held by the weight?
Either way works, personally I would peg it.
So who is the clown with the 👎🏼 👎🏼 👎🏼???
Great music!
I have a question Sir...
So that Red Thingy on your Table Saw...
How come it is flush with the rest of YOUR TABLE,
and not like Jesse’s?
And when are you going to get a helper???
I like watching your videos and hearing them kids in the background!!!
It's supposed to be flush, not sure how it would cut right if it wasn't.
TheTradesmanChannel no kidding....
He had been cutting wood on his Table Saw for two years using a clamp to hold the fence in place because he did not know what the Adjustment Nut on the other end of the rod connected to the flip lever which normally locks the fence in place!
Sounds about right
What is the frame called you are using, this a gin pole?
Good evening. That is called a shear leg. Very stable to use and a bit safer to handle than a gin pole, don't ask me how I know but I can tell you a recovery of over a year was a good lesson on gin poles.
Congratulations on 7000 + . Does thumbs down know that he is actually contributing to your videos regardless. Lmao
I don't know but I find it very funny.
Now I see the stairwell hole you fell in At first I thought you fell through the narrow hole to the right.
It was the big hole. Now holes in the floor pucker my ass.
How is that timber so light? What wood is that?
It's not that light but compared to oak it is half the weight. It's eastern white pine.
Nice Job .Could you let me know how you built the lifting structure and how is it held up ?I am going to build a mill shed and I do not have a tractor to lift the beams so just wondering if this would work?
Just a triangle heavily braced, the height is twice the width of the bottom. I hook a line to the top of it and use a come along to anchor it. This would work perfectly for what you want to do.
Thanks for the info .
I'll cover it in a video soon for you.
Okay great.
Those cars going by are going to have accidents because they're watching you perform.
Some of them slow right down
"Dirty Rat Bastard" sounds like you spent some time in the USN?
Not me, I just have a creatively filthy mouth at times.
ahhh! Impressive :)
What song is this?
Awesome is as Awesome does ....
Hey Jim can I give you more thumbs up then I've already tried to give you??
Unfortunately no
Kinda wish I could have seen your rigging process a bit better esp the jig that you rigged of off.
I built it in a video before this one. Look up shear legs and you'll see a bunch of ones you can build.
"Raising More Timber Frame By Hand"... alone.
"Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge."
-- Frederick Salomon Perls --
Come to TN and help me!
I would if I could for sure.
Btw shirley said hello.
Framing a barn prob buys you alot of respect for Moses, he is the one that built the ark, eh?
You must mean Noah...must've been one helluva boat.
Yeah, you got it, he was played by Jim Carey, I will have to watch that movie now.
If you are after an inventive curse for the thumbsdowner "May his balls turn to Bull Dogs and bite the sod to death!" (not mine ... from a Dave Goulder folksong about his driver when he was shoveling coal on a Steam train!
As to the beam raising ..... Possibly do it backwards? Lie the whole frame flat with the top sticking out over the edge. Attach your shear legs with the pulley fully open. Brace the shear legs when they are raised so that if it all goes tits up they will hold the frame even if it gets pulled over center! Winch the top of the frame off the floor level by the shear legs, then pully the bottom of the frame towards the edge of the barn keeping yourself to the rear to gnash and grind your teeth in safety! Twice (or more) winching but it keeps you safely out of the way. It might seem over complicated and even need a board for the legs to slide on but could be a fresh way to look at it?
Where's the Amish when you need them to raise the barn .
They don't build like this anymore. The new generation of Amish don't know how.
Here's a question Jim.
If I Thumbs Up all of the people that leave a comment, does that thumbs up go towards your Channel?
I always skip through as many comments as I can giving them all a Thumbs up no matter what the comment is saying.
If it helps your Channel we the Subscriber's could just scroll down the comments and hit everybody's Thumbs up.
I hear other channels saying SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON but on the 2nd time you press Like it takes the 1st Like away as though I didn't press it in the 1st place and I need to press it again to put the initial Like back lol.
Hope you can work out what I'm trying to say here haha ☺
It matters on the video itself, the comments end of it makes no difference.
Been wasting my time pressing thumbs up on people's comments for some time on channels I'm subscribed to. Damn!
I’ve heard that simply *any* interaction: positive comment, negative comment, thumbs up, thumbs down, comment on a comment, etc all help to bubble the video up into feeds where people will take an interest. I know I get videos from time to time in my feed that have an overwhelming number of thumbs down, and I watch them even if it’s just to see what everybody is hating on.
That makes sense. I knew the thumbs down help the videos the same as a thumbs up. The thumbs down don't really bother me but it is fun to pick on them once in awhile.
This guy has an overview. Recommendations are made based on “user activity data” which is any sort of interaction with a video.
Get some help when you need it. You can't work on it if you injure yourself or fall off the second floor. Wish I lived closer. I would come help you a couple of weekends.
I have some help coming.
lol about the thumbs down comment!
That post you screwed those long screws in to the floor...
What is directly underneath that post’s footprint!
Btw, when you say bastard.... you sound like my Boston Native Boss back in The USAF!!!
👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼=stub his toe😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Those posts are anchored into the 10x16 tie beams below. The idea of building with timbers is to carry loads from the roof continuously to the foundation as much as possible.
TheTradesmanChannel
I have been saying the same thing about Timber Frame Framework of a home we all are watching being built... but Some ENGINEER from an alleged Timber Framing Institution disagrees with you!!!
I know, I mentioned it in the comments on one of their videos and got majorly trolled by one of their viewers (Jedidiah) until I had to block the user.
TheTradesmanChannel
the consensus from my merry band of hating trolls in my FB Group speculate Jed is actually Jesse but he goes by that moniker because he is a eunuch and ashamed to admit he has little knowledge or construction skills...
@@TheTradesmanChannel Please provide information where timber screws are adequate for that type of connection.
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Good morning Doug
I got an idea what can keep u busy when your finished...take it apart and use it for a pattern so others can come up there and trace out the cuts, joinery, etc. Just a thought...but when I sober up, it might not sound like just a good idea. I'll throw myself under the bus and say I hit the thumbs down button.
Yeah ya dirty rat bastard, keep your thumbs down to yourself. Jim, looks like nice weather up there, getting closer pal, congrats on the sub count.
Thanks Mike, good evening.
Thumbs down is just looking to stir you up and get recognition like the naughty child just looking for attention of any kind from a parent.
I know, once in awhile I like to pick on them. It doesn't really bother me and the thumbs down do the same for a video as a thumbs up.
Hard working person.
Ok that is good.