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Macon County Library project main design, planning &
construction page. See shop photos of the cutting and
trial-fitting of this extraordinary timber frame project. Click
here for more photos |
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See the first bent of the Macon County Library being
raised into place. All of the bents are assembled before the
time of the actual raising. As the raising begins, the first
bent is lifted by a large crane and moved into its position
and secured. Click
here for more photos |
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The second bent of the Macon County Library being
raised into place. After the first bent is moved into place,
the second bent is raised and brought over to the next
position. The purlins will then be placed, joining the first
and second bents together. Click
here for more photos |
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The purlins connect the bents. After each bent is
raised, the purlins between the last to two bents are
placed. Click
here for more photos |
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Manuel Hernandez, Joe Ezechel, Joshua Ezechel, John
Booker, Steve Hinman and Robert Funderburk sit atop the
sixteen hundred plus pound Douglas Fir connecting girt on
the new Macon Country Library's porte-cochere.
Cabin
Creek Timber Frames finished raising the timbered entry way
and porte-cochere the second week in July 2006.
Click
Here to view the slide show. |