Thanks Don. I will try to answer your questions.
1. I have built and designed my own house including forming all of the concrete work from the bottom to the top. Regular stick framing. Designed/specified all the steel I-beams, truss joist, concrete walls/rebar schedule, footings, walls trusses etc etc and also build everything, not one contractor on the site ever. Installed furnace and designed the ductwork for my own wood oil furnace. Installed the oil tank, burner/furnace, electronics, modified the electronics to support a humidifier that I changed to work more efficiently. Installed the whole AC system as well as sizing design etc. Used software and hand calculations to size and design the whole HVAC and ductwork. Interlocking driveway, stairs, retaining walls with stone veneer. Installation of doors, windows and oak wood stairs. Rebuilt other parts of my house including installing a basement by digging by hand and building a block foundation and rebuilding all the walls while supporting the roof with jack posts etc. Build an addition on the back of an existing barn. Build 2000 ft of cedar rail fencing and electric fence installation. Build in large re-claimed old growth douglas fir beams into my house repairing section of them by using chissels to cut out bad section and insert strips matching the grain from other pieces. I am building a race car as well installing corvette suspentions for both front and back into a 67 Firebird. Welding cutting steel fabrication and design.
No Timberframing but I can use tools that's for sure. I just need to learn some more to get going. I am also an engineer. Doesn't mean much for timberframing but I will be doing the calculations to size the timbers. I would like to start with a proven old design and check it to make sure I'm on track and understand the whole structure.
2. Building is for a barn for horses.
3. Sawn lumber. I thought I might want to hew but it's to much work. I have to be practical, at least a bit, since I'm doing it all myself.
4. Pine. I thought of hemlock but I'm worried about shake showing up before or after I do all the work. I'll go with the weaker pine since it's more stable from what I have read.
5. I need suggestions on raising with a jin pole and also the joinery and layout. I think I will square rule because I will be dealing with sawn timbers. I need step by step instructions to create some simple joinery and I can try it on some slighty warped 4X4 stock to see if I can correct and adjust.
6. I want a purlin roof system because I love the impressive beauty of it.
Thanks again Don. I am hoping that I have enough experience with tools to get started. I am very strong with all power tools for wood steel and concrete. I am also strong with figuring out how to do new things that I have never done before and I am skilled at building accurately. I am a bit week with classic wood working that people do in their basements but I know I can learn. I don't consider building a house from stick lumber to be carpentry or wood working but at least it helps one learn some basic skills.
If you guys have any pulin 30X40 plans with a regular sloped roof, not gambrel I would love to see them.
Thanks again,
Steve.
