I've put some pictures of a hand hewn beam in a 200 year old barn up on flicker on the odd chance that somebody might want to know what one looks like.
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Hand hewn beam photos
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Not the first hand hewn beams I've seen but many thanks for the photos.
Max
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Thanks for posting those interesting photos. I couldn't help but wonder at the amount of human energy required to produce and lift those beams. It's Thanksgiving day and we ought to be greatful for the tools we have these 200 years later to help us minimize the labor inherent in those photos.
Joe G
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Happened to ask the greater family what they were thankful for. Great granddaughter Mireya said, "I'm thankful for the leaves." I had to think a brief moment, then thought of the beautiful colors, layering the ground, etc, etc
Yes, thank God for the leaves. A beautiful sentiment.
Probably helps that she doesn't have to rake them.
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Replaced a few (elm though, not oak) in the old barn when I was a teenager. It IS a lot of work!!!!!! Even just sqaring the ends and flatting the top.
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I thought you were going to say, "so everyone can fit at the table". ;-)
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Just the thought of lifting the thing to where it's currenly located without a crane gives me the shivers. The thing has to weigh 400 pounds.
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I may end up replacing that one. It's got some soft spots.
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Yeah, cool. Here's what cut those and left the nice markings:
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the German way of doing it:
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Here in Waterloo County Ontario there are a lot of old post and beam barns, and I've seen quite a few go up in menonite barn raisings. They put together a complete "bay" and then pull it up with ropes to join to the next "bay" with the lateral beams - all placed by hand, and pegged with wooden pegs and wedges.
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Good photos. Can almost smell the wood. Same with the highboy.
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My god, 200 year old barn ? Nice !
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=A0 -- Minna Thomas Antrim
With regard to the Japanese man hewing the logs into rectangular form, he still had ten toes. I wonder what would OSHA say.
Joe G
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markings:
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The kindly OSHA inspector would likely curl up, keel over, and die after seeing that process. The next one would prolly ban hatchets, axes, and other bladed tools. They're dangerous!
-- Education should provide the tools for a widening and deepening of life, for increased appreciation of all one sees or experiences. It should equip a person to live life well, to understand what is happening around him, for to live life well one must live life with awareness. -- Louis L'Amour
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Looks a lot like the main beam in the "new" addition of my house which was added around 1860-1870
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markings:
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Not sure if you saw the YouTube video that has an extended sequence of Japanese style cutting, including close ups of the guys toes...
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toes hurt just watching and I had the urge to count them when the video was over...