THE ROUNDABOUT TAVERN good food, good music, good times
We stood the girts up the first thing in the morning.
Everything fit together perfectly.
Next we lay the headers out and lift them up one by one. VERY SLOWLY!
The knee braces for the 6x10 cypress header were just a little tight because of the fog that had rolled in that morning.
Nothing a little shave with rabbet plane can't fix.
A quick adjustment here and there and the puzzle pieces fit together.
Long lap joints join the three headers into one 32' long beam.
The beam ends have an elongated classical profile
cut with our new oliver beam bandsaw.
4x6 knee braces with tenons on center support the long header spans.
Izzy the Roundabout's owner gave us a hand when he wasn't too busy in the kitchen.
Tight joints just need a little persuasion.
A beautiful job makes it all worthwhile.
There is nothing quite like a cold beer after a long hot day. Izzy has a great selection of local and imported beers.
T. J. and Lenny got the rest of the headers up and pinned in a couple of hours.
The pins are hammered in with a wooden mallet after the joints are tightened up and drilled.
We make all of our pins from hardwoods in our shop 1/32" larger than the 3/4" holes we drill for them. The tight fit ensures they will not come out as the wood dries and moves.
The pins are then cut leaving 1/4" for expansion and contraction.
Lenny fearlessly walks the newly installed rafters.
A quick layout and a few lag bolts and rafters are wrapped up.
