Author: Dai

Drill long hole accurately

How will you drill end to end of timber 6 feet long? I had project that 1″ rod needed to go through the beam to install tension rod for hammer beam truss. I had to drill 18 beams, so what will be the efficient way? Some one said, I can do that free hand, I believe he can but I can’t.

So, I bought simple lineal guide from 80/80, took genius drill guide from my muffele drill stand, and put the long drill guilde together. It worked okay, not perfect for all the piece. If I do this again, I will make long drill bid first.

Valdes light house raising party

Light house shaped cabin, design by Karl Willms. No public road to the site, transported all materials and raised all by human power! No gas burned, only cans of beer runs the crew for hard work.

No one in a team complained, we all seemed enjoyed the time, part of this is because all the work and result were, slept out side, no electric, all work acheived by old fashion, end of the day, tired body gave good satisfaction each day.

After this raising, it gave me idea that I may want to continue doing this kind small cabins after I retire.

Happy Halloween, English Blog start!

I have been blogging in Japanese, trying to share what I learn from real project in timber frame. I would like to do same in English, any comment are welcome. Anyone capable read Japanese, here is the link. http://timberframe.dreamblog.jp/