I have made up a parts list of all of the various components needed to build this frame. I will post it here so you can get some idea of what goes into a Fachwerk style frame and so you have a scope of this project.
First, the walls. All wall timbers will be made of White Oak, because they will have exterior exposure. Also, all wall timbers will be hand hewn.
The Posts:
36 ct. 5"x5"x8' Pfost
8 ct. 5"x5"x8' Eckpfost
4 ct. 5"x5"x8' Bundständer
The Braces:
16 ct. 5"x5"x~9' Streben
72 ct.* 4"x5"x3' Riegeln
Sills
2 ct. 6"x8"x24' Grundschwelle
2 ct. 6"x8"x14' Grundschwelle
2 ct. 6"x8"x26' Saumschwelle
2 ct. 6"x8"x16' Saumschwelle
Plates
4 ct. 6"x8"x26' Rähm
4 ct. 6"x8"x16' Rähm
*This number seems big, but they are very short pieces that can easily be cut from longer stock.
The Floor beams, Deckenbalken
11 ct. 6"x6"x14' Balken
11 ct. 6"x6"x16' Balken
19 ct. 6"x6"x20' Balken
The Roof, Dachstuhl
sills:
2 ct. 6"x8"x30' Stuhlschwelle
Purlins
2 ct. 6"x8"x30' Pfette
Liegender Stuhl components
6 ct. 6"x8"x<10'* Binderstrebe/Stuhlsäule
3 ct. 6"x8"x3'* Spanriegel
6 ct. 4"x6"x3'* Jagelbüge
Rafters
42 ct. 4"x6"x15'* Sparren
42 ct. 4"x6"x6'* Aufschiebling
collar ties
21 ct. 4"x6"x3'* Kehlbalken
*exact lengths not known
all in all for the complete structure, there are 317 individual parts. keep in mind, however, that that is for the TOTAL structure, there is no additional material needed in order to enclose the structure or clad it or what have you, aside from this the only other thing needed to support any exterior cladding is rooflath. Also keep in mind, that looks like a lot of mortises and other joints to cut, but when you consider that all of the post mortises are only 1 1/2 to 2" deep it suddenly doesn't seem so bad (actually, I can't think of any single joint off hand that has any depth cut more than 2 inches, aside from the corner joints of the groundsills.
A lot of this cut list may look like gibberish to you right now, since it is in German. The reason for that is a lot of these terms don't translate well, and often times when you do translate them it is to the name of a part in American style framing that isn't quite the same, leading to confusion as to how the frame actually works and goes together. So my opinion is that it is generally best to leave the terms untranslated. Hopefully as the project progresses, the exact nature of a lot of these parts will become clearer. If you are not that patient, I suggest you go to Google.de or Google.ch and look them up!
The number of parts is inflated by the amount of short pieces there are in this frame, which for the purposes of hewing will be cut from much longer stock in most cases. At the same time though, a lot of the longer pieces (joists excepted) will be made of 2 or more shorter pieces, to make manual rtansport a possible task, and to allow me to get higher yields out of every individual tree. (If I am splitting out larger trunks, I can make more efficient use by splitting out shorter sections and splicing them together later) The long purlins, however, will probably be made of individual lengths of good strong white ash.
The walls will be made entirely of white oak, however a significant amount of the roof is going to be made out of mixed hardwoods including ash, hickory, and cherry. A lot of the interior structure, like interior walls, will be made these as well.
That's all for now. I have been cutting down the trees, measuring, and figuring, and now it's just about time to start cutting out timbers! Needless to say, I am more than a little bit excited that I am finally getting to the point of doing some real work!
More updates to come, hopefully soon.
Also, I have eliminated the balconies from the design. The biggest reason is that I could not get them to come out right in relation to the roof and still look good while being functional. With this in mind, I have altered the building to have a little more of a late medieval style, including a double-sloped roof (Aufschiebling).
DLB
Last edited by D L Bahler; 06/11/11 04:28 AM.
