2020-09-06 Sunday

Morning timelapse #1 - 4m 14s (2h 7m real time)

  • H working on top headers for all walls (with D helping)

  • A working on sanding the posts on the porch

  • D trimming headers with electric planer

  • P working on final beam between North posts (mostly off camera)

  • D mounting beam between North posts

Morning timelapse #2 - 1m 23s ( 42m real time)

  • D mounting beam between North posts

  • P helping remove the temporary beam

Afternoon timelapse #1 - 3m 32s ( 1h 41m real time)

  • D setting up circular saw for making the heel cut for the birds mouth cuts on the rafters

  • P getting six rafters ready to make the birds mouth cuts

  • D and P working though the best way to do the heel cuts

  • D makes the heel cuts - realizes they don't match the template! - Double checking the template and deciding to move forward

  • D and P working on how to make the Seat Cuts

  • A sanding the beam between the North posts

  • H tightening down the headers he installed earlier (that were not tight to the bottom headers)

Afternoon timelapse #2 - 2m 7s ( 1h 3m real time)

  • D and P working on how to make the seat cut for the rafters... D creating a jig to make repeatable cuts easily

Evening timelapse - 2m 37s ( 1h 18m real time)

  • D has the seat cut jig working - teaches P to use is and start cranking out rafters with birdsmouth cuts made

  • Started end-of-day cleanup before turning off video recording

Jig for making repeatable seat cuts on rafters

Rafters are clamped together for overnight