12x16 Timber Frame Cabin

[glenn kangiser]

He said he has lots of photo's. 

[MountainDon]

I'll bet he does.      ...and I don't blame him for playing the tease.

[Whitlock]

Don the cabin is not finished yet (will it ever be probably not )I do have it to the dry in stage. Will be working on it more this winter.As for square nails Glenn, yes I also have about 15 pounds of 6p squares that I'm going to use for the interior.My wife thought I was crazy for buying square nails off of e-bay I think she might be right 

More later i have to go finish digging a french drain,Whitlock

[glenn kangiser]

Square nails were available as cut concrete nails at Coast Hardware but were new made on the old machine. I also bought a half cigar box full of old nails off of Ebay a few years ago.

Could we both be hmm   I seriously doubt it. 

[Whitlock]

Siding time. I looked at siding down at Home depot and Lows in the valley. Just couldn't bring my self to buy any.
Thought about resawing some 2x12 Redwood that I scored in the Santa Cruz mountains a couple of years ago. After resawing one of the 2x12's I decided that it made them a little on the thin side for my liking so I used them the way they were. Yes 2x12 clear vertical grain redwood siding and roof sheeting. Now you all know I'm crazy . The catch is I bought 15,000bf of it for .26 a bf a couple of years ago I realy wanted to build something with it, and the amount of money I had in it, made it the cheaper than any siding I could buy.( I know I over build everyting) So it became my roof sheeting and cabin siding.






Some of the roof sheeting has knots in it

[glenn kangiser]

That's knot a problem is it? 

[Whitlock]

Knot unless one falls out and lands in my dinner

[glenn kangiser]

Wood that bother you?  hmm

[Whitlock]

Knot unless it wasen't a square meal

[Redoverfarm]

Whitlock I think you surpassed me when it comes to patience.  The only exception was that you could make yours square and I had to take mine the way they were made 100+ years ago.  Are you going to use a batten strip to cover the joints in the siding?

[Whitlock]

Yes I'm going to put the battens on this winter. Redoverfarm I once built a cabin like yours. There was a old cabin on forest servise land that was to be burned down. I found out about it from my girl friend that worked for the F.S. I went though all the proper cannels to see about getting the cabin and restoring it. Got the door slamed in my face every time. So i said the hell with it and me and my dad numbered all the logs and moved it to my place. All that was left of it was the walls. They were hand hewn 8x10's with dovetailed corners. I was abile to put it back up with in 6 months. Wish I had a picture Went to work one summer down in the valley and when I came back someone had burned it down Was it the F.S? I think so

As for patience you have me beat by a long way

Take care,Whitlock

[glenn kangiser]

FS and BLM are our number one arsonist and vandals up here when it comes to destroying history so the public can't have it.

I know of 3 places personally on private land where they broke in and destroyed private property.  They got shot at on one.  Junker working for them had his trailer vandalized on another- later he found out they had no right there.  I have heard of one place where the FS vandals were shot and eaten by hogs. 

The other they kicked the doors off the cabin - vandalized it and likely were preparing to burn it when caught by the owner.  It took him 2.5 years in court to get them to agree he owned it - their excuse-- they were using an old map....

Infiltrated by radical environmentalists, the public agencies are trying to take public lands away from the public.  It used to be un-Constitutional when we were under the old Constitution.  Under the current dictatorship, it is not a big deal.

[Whitlock]

FS and BLM are our number one arsonist and vandals up here when it comes to destroying history so the public can't have it.

I know of 3 places personally on private land where they broke in and destroyed private property.  They got shot at on one.  Junker working for them had his trailer vandalized on another- later he found out they had no right there.  I have heard of one place where the FS vandals were shot and eaten by hogs.  

The other they kicked the doors off the cabin - vandalized it and likely were preparing to burn it when caught by the owner.  It took him 2.5 years in court to get them to agree he owned it - their excuse-- they were using an old map....

Infiltrated by radical environmentalists, the public agencies are trying to take public lands away from the public.  It used to be unConstitutional when we were under the old Constitution.  Under the current dictatorship, it is not a big deal.



What the heck are you trying to hijack my thread for political gain
What Glenn has stated is true the feds are a joke around here.








As for the man feeding the dead guys to his pigs this is true also. It seems that the forest service was giving him a lot of crap about the road he used and part of his trailer was on F.S. land 2 feet to be exact. So they took it upon them selves to go to his house and burn it down. Little did they know he was siting on the floor with a sawed off shotgun in the dark weighting. When they came threw the door he shot and killed both of them, Drug them to the hog pin and though them in. He went to court and won!
Now can we get back to my little cabin,Whitlock

[glenn kangiser]

You said FS....... I couldn't help it.

...and don't forget - I'm not political.   I'm anti-authoritarian. 

Good for gramps, eh?

Criminals acting under color of law are still criminals. 

Dang -- I did it again.

Whats up next with the cabin? hmm

[John Raabe]

Whitlock:

I just want to congratulate you on such a handsome cabin project. The exposed timber and thick redwood sheathing and siding will make this a 100 year building... barring acts of God, vandals or government.

[Whitlock]

Well back to the cabin. After all the siding and sheeting was up it was time to get the roof on. I wanted to put a tin roof on but doing it by my self would of been a mess on a 12/12. Also at are local S.P.C.A thrift store they had a half pallet of forty year comp for $5.00 I couldn't pass this up. I did have to buy the ridge from a supplier.But I still wish I would of put a tin roof on it O'well I can do that later.
The cabin is going to have a loft, full or half I have not decided yet





Here is a picture with the roof on and the windows in.






One of part of the interior.

[Alasdair]

Beautiful work!

[Lorangerlife]

Amazing work. 

I can wait to see what the interior looks like.

[MountainDon]

  building, Whitlock.

[Whitlock]

Here is a picture of the cabin last winter in the snow. I think this was the last day I worked on it.
Going to start back up today. Have to barrow a angle head drill from Glenn to drill the frame to run the electrical wires.

[peteh2833]

That looks beautiful. Where are you located???

[glenn kangiser]

He's up the road from me about a mile.  Hopefully he's having a great time drilling holes to his heart's content right now.

[Whitlock]

Got all the holes drilled thanks to Glenn and his mountain of tools
Peteh2833 I'm just up the road from Glenn about a mile. Can't see him but I can hear him
Now to run the electric and then insulation.

That was a lot of snow for this area


Take care,W

[glenn kangiser]

Glad I was able to be of service.  I know you will feed us soon....  

[glenn kangiser]

I am sometimes a noisy little rascal.