Dave, I'll have to dig for some more pics. I helped for about a week with misc joinery and then raising. Location is near Columbus, Ohio. Pretty sure owner had 3/4 of an intact barn and we used pieces from a nearly identical barn for the remainder. I don't think they traveled far to get to his site.

The swing beams were in the center bay. In that photo the bent is being assembled for raising. Posts were gunstocked in the direction of the plate. Tie dropped on and then plate interlaced on top with a horizontal tenon coming in from the tie, then the whole assembly dropped 1 1/2" or so. If memory serves those pockets were from the loft floor.


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