After 10 years of dreaming, planning, researching, cutting, peeling and spending, I finally got to raise the first log on the foundation (the irony is, I later ended up taking it off, but that's another story) but not without a bunch of effort. First a late start, then more problems. The photo essay below tells the tale.
First log slinged, it only took about 75 tries to get it balanced!
Tying on a tump line to control the swing.
Giddy-up!
Bouncey...
Git along little loggies!
Come join your friends.
Almost there...
Almost there...
We interupt this regularly scheduled log raising to bring you this shot of the awaiting foundation.
Touchdown! (part one).
On to preping the log.
Triming the uh... butt.
Maybe another slice.
Finding the middle.
Marking the center line.
Transferred all the measurements from the foundation and starting to drill... for about 30 seconds...
in the first hole.... until the drill in the picture caught fire... Ok, no problem, off the hardware store to buy a "Heavy Duty" drill.
Ok, no problem, we'll just start drilling the first hole again... until we tear the chuck off this drill...
At this point I was about ready to bleed internally...
But hey, no problem, I'll just run to the rental place, they'll have something... you guys break for lunch i'll be right back.
An hour and a half later.... we were making pine flakes.
"Kids everywhere love the great taste of Pine Flakes!"
It's slow, but it works...
It's slow, but it works...
I can see the light! After 3 frikin' hours! I must have 20 shots of drilling the first hole, the camera girl was wondering if we where ever going to 'git 'er done!
Log drilled and slung (that took another 30 triles). Um, does those clouds look like rain....
And it did rain... if you look close, you might see the rainbow in this shot (finally some devine intervention).
Now, back to the log...
Up.
Up!
UP!
Uh... you sure this is gonna reach...?
Oh yeah!
So close...
Uh... I hope we measured those holes right...
Almost there...
Notice the dent in the foundation? No...? Good, me neither...
Almost there...!
Touchdown! (Part 2).
This end doesn't want to go down...
Needs motivation... 15 tonnes worth!
Just like butter (4000lbs of butter!)
Ok, well maybe it will sit better if I cut a bit off...
Just a shave...
Beautiful... except for the flying end.
On to the second log... after a quick trim of the bent, too tall rebar... notice how dark it's getting...
Fast forward! Day 2.
4 logs on the wall...
Of course, the holes didn't line up on the last one...
Done... almost, still have to trim all the all-thread, and tighten all the nuts... cut all the rebar...pin all the corners.... trim all the knots...
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