Mike,
I was too nervous about having really effed something up, so, for the raising I brought in muscle that didn't have any experience with a timber frame. (Insecurities, who needs 'em, right?) In the end, I was amazed at how tight, level, and square it all turned out.
I'll be breaking ground on the next barn in the coming year (a 26 x 40 Monitor barn). It'll require a full foundation (including a root cellar), but, given the nature of this class-four road, there'll be no concrete trucks comin' this way. That barn probably won't be raised until spring of '13, given that I'm a one-man crew. If you're still around I'd love to have you over when it goes up.
Kevin
