Mostly Eastern white pine,occasional Eastern hemlock. 12-16 feet long, freshly cut within a month or two. I usually only hew if I can get at least a 7" x 7", and all in all they are finishing at 7"-9".
A lot of my problem is the setup logs being out of level because of the grade of the fell site. I will try to keep the setup logs longer to even out more and screw in 2x ties at their ends and some opposing diagonal braces as well. Hoping that the setups logs would then be a connected unit and would have enough mass ,as a whole, to resist shifting. Then dog the log to be hewn to the assembly, with shims and flat bearing.
I am not sure what that 1x from the end grain to the ground was connecting to at the ground? is it trenched in the ground? thanks for your input.. tb
