Timberframe cutting

The past few weeks were slow on the job site because the heavy equipment could not get onsite because of road weight limits. However, the Douglas Fir arrived from the Pacific Northwest to Timberpeg, the local company that is cutting the timberframe. We visited the company to see timberframes being cut on the day our fir arrived. The whole operation is computerized. The pictures below show a pine frame being cut, drilled, routed, planed - all automated. Jack was fascinated. Meanwhile, at the site, the large steel I-beam could finally be installed to eliminate any posts in Jack's shop area (24 inches thick). And the excavators are filling in around the foundation and starting to build large boulder retaining walls to handle the grades around the house. Next week the timberframe will be erected, which will be very exciting.