A year or so ago we came upon some nicely milled cedar boards, sawn locally from a large blow-down. There were some holes, some rough spots and some missing edges here and there, but there seemed to be enough to fill the eave spaces under the roof peaks of the cabin. So we purchased the lumber and have been pleased to store that pleasant smelling material in our basement for over a year.
But the time had come to spend some constructive time out there on-site at the cabin, actually using those building materials.
The photo actually shows the rebuild of that scaffold, for it had already been used one time on the other side of the cabin, then torn-down, nails removed, and the wood used again to construct the same scaffolding on the shown side. |
 (By the way, that 1st construct was the more solid one. Somehow by the time the pieces were reassembled for the 2nd time, the structure sloped downward more and didn't seem as stable.) |
So how did the eaves come out? Well the cedar was placed vertically and it gives the cabin a rather rustic (barn-like) look.
(This cabin needed a more rustic look??)
(This cabin needed a more rustic look??)
 This view shows the end with the stained glass windows. The cedar is not complete yet, but the two sloping sides have been filled in. And by the next day, the straight pieces above and below the windows were placed to complete this end. |
Yes, there is a new little horizontal (chain-saw installed) window just below that eave. |
During that construction session, the clouds were omni-present. It rained every day. It rained several times every day. And not only did that hamper the nail pounding, it also hampered any effort at providing photos to document the wet work.
And then a flash of inspiration. With all this water, we ought to go CANOEING!
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