One man’s wilderness (16 page)

The eave logs complete the side walls. With the kitchen window and picture window cut out, the structure is now ready for the gable ends to be framed
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Much trimming to do. The framework improves with a “haircut” of the log ends
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Dick readies the roof poles for installation
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With the poles in place, the slots between the pole ends under the eaves need to be filled in. These fillers should be called “squirrel frustrators
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A man-powered lumbermill. Ripping a board from a log is a workout for the right arm
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A time-out with my double-edged beauty, pleased with what has been accomplished. Chips littered like fallen leaves. Enjoyed thinking about what I had done to make reality out of a dream
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Roof all tar papered and waiting for polyethylene. I like the view from my picture window
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