Nearly 75 braces were created to help hold the posts and beams
together |
Devin and Glen routing joist notches into the girt |
Scott paring a tenon. |
A modern chain mortiser made life easier as mortises in the
19th century would have been hand drilled and chiseled. |
Les attending to the farm’s lychee harvest. A bumper crop in
2003! |
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Daryl Thronas (third from left) of Kapaa, Kauai built the foundation
with his crew. |
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Left to right: Devin, Scott, Glen and Les joining the bents
weighing several tons before the day of the raising. |
Completed assembly and ready to stand. |
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Without hitch the six bent system was erected in one day! |
Les above undoing a strap on the fourth bent after it was raised
and lowered into place with a crane. |
Left to right: Devin, Scott, Les and Glen after the day of raising.
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Scott lowering a crane strap and preparing for the next bent
raising. I should add that after nearly every day of work in
the hot Hawaii sun Scott found the time to pursue one of his
other passions in life. Cycling. He rode nearly 30 miles every
evening including tackling the 4000 foot Kokee mountain on his
Sunday’s off from building! |
The six sets of rafters with purlins comprised the main roof
system. |
In one day the rafters were raised and set on top of the frame.
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While the building went on Kaaren Drent took care of coffee
orders, meals and even dewormed the sheep. |
As a tradition in New England a pine bow was always nailed to
the peak of the roof on the day of the raising. Left to right:
Scott, Gigi, Kaaren and Sue. |
Chris and Scott working on the metal roof. No easy task on this
8-12 pitch. One local roofer showed up and said no way I’m going
up there! |
Scott at the end of his stay. Timber frame and roof roof completed
on the barn at Blair Estate. |
From Kauai, Gray Maclellan and Ed Farris picked up the ropes
and continued with the finishing of the barn. |
Helping for two weeks were friends Kim Brown (left) of Waterbury,
Vermont and Peter Inglis of Telluride, Colorado |
The timber frame barn in its glory as seen from the back orchard.
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Kim and Peter enjoying a cold one after knocking out the staircase
in a day. |
Ba ba sheep loving the Kauai grass! |
Bob Drent lending a hand with a banana harvest |
Les, Bob and Gigi at the end of another long day of building.
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The colors of Hawaii’s coffee plantation buildings, red tin
roof with green and white trim. |
