10.3.2018

We don't typically get multi-day rain events, but we've definitely had our share lately.  We don't mind the rain but it's never helpful when you're building!  Today was mostly very light rain but Jim was anxious to get out.

This morning, he put up our big family photo display.  Jim had bought me this frame for my birthday when I spotted it in Amish country years ago.  This picture doesn't quite show how large the frame is and it's very heavy - it hasn't been hung up on the wall since we left Ohio.  It makes it feel more like home to see it up!
 

Jim also organized some in the metal shop - he is storing some of his steel pieces on Shelf B so he worked on that.

 

Once he was able to get outside this afternoon, he started working on the last brace piece.  This is the corner brace that will go right next to the garage door, so Jim wanted that area to be flat.  That required him to inset the brace piece into the poles which meant a lot of chiseling work!  First he had to cut and then chisel out 3 different sections on the brace...

Then he had to chisel out the sections on the posts and girts...

Trying it out...

All finished...the brace looks totally inset into the posts!

With that last brace, the basic framing is all finished!  The next step is to work on the ceiling joists.  These are big pieces of wood - Jim had to bevel the edges to fit underneath the rafters.  He got some cut and then marked the top of the headers where each joist will fit.

High 61/Low 49 - light rain