Posted by ppeery on December 14th, 2010

Today was a great day–even though it was actually colder than
yesterday…the difference being we were more prepared for it and caught
less off guard that we are actually working in winter cold.  The guys
were great–Matt and Thom diagonally framed all day, Ben and Curt cut
rafters all day long after we ascertained how to lay them out over a
profitable two hour stretch of dialogue and experimentation, and Bruce
cut gussets and kept everyone supplied.  Then we had the “fun rush” of
lifting three tons of them up to the bridal platform where they will be 
first assembled on the layout jig we created and then craned into
position–we hope by Christmas.  I was happy the smaller gable beams
held just fine–it is after all a very strong building….8-)

When the sun went down in dropped into the lower 20′s right away and
will hit the mid teens tonight.  This camper has all the insulative
value of a tin can–as Matthew succinctly put it–but once I am in bed
under several quilts I am okay–it is getting up into the 40′s or 50′s
early in the morning that really tests my mettle….but life is also
joyful fulfilling my passion with people I love in building this
project….so there is much to warm my heart…

george abetti – geobarns

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