Great looking structure. It’s so cool to build something with minimal purchases from a lumber yard. I built a similar structure to provide cover for my boat. You’d looks great! Cheers, Rog
That is an impressive build! In the last video, I saw you pushing logs on top with the tip of your fingers... now I see you use your head, literally! Lol! That was good to have the top lid of the grapple to reach as high. Well done!
I might consider chainsaw milling the ridge beam to shave off some weight and make a 1/2 hue log. Seeing that I don't have any tractors or help when building. lol
@@backinthewoods2022 I'll be building a lean to shed with logs for wood and a camper storage. Blow down logs are common in my area after a storm and people will give them away.
Do you let it dry . Or is it ok to use it fresh? Are you worried about rot or termites? It looks awesome. I'd like to build something similar. But I don't know enough about the longevity. I know the Amish do something similar
Mine dried for a year but I have done others that were fresh I don’t think it matters. I put used oil everywhere that was going underground. Tamarack that I used are naturally rot resistant I think it’s going to last a very long time. My roof sheds the water away from the posts no standing water on them
Are those 3/8 spike nails? They look thinner and I've looked everywhere and can't find 8-12" nails that are thinner than 3/8's. Sometimes I need to lock timbers together that a 3/8 might split.
Awesome build! Did you set the post in the ground in concrete or just put them in the ground? And did you treat the wood with anything before you put it in the ground for moisture?
Whoa! What happens when those 10" spikes get rusty? Depending on a single metal spike per joint in a top heavy building without mortise and tenon joints, and without knee braces is a disaster waiting to happen! Scares the hell out of me!
Fear not everything running front to back is braced with 45s and everything running side to side is braced by the rafters. Additionally the whole thing is tied together by the purlins and the metal roof. The posts are 48” under ground and cupped at the top for the beams to sit on. I don’t see the nails rusting through in my grandkids lifetime since they are under roof.
