Barn Raising Demonstration - Step 13


Introduction

Step 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,

setting up first pair of rafters
With both plates in place the first set of rafters were connected at the roof peak with a pegged mortise and tenon joint and fitted into pre-cut notches in the plates where they were secured with a nail.

 


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