Thanks for the input. The timbers will be sawn
this week. I'll stack and sticker them. It will likely be late May before any cutting begins. I hope by then the timbers will have seasoned enough to have a crown, and begin showing signs of how they will behave as far as winding or twisting goes.
In the meantime I will have to scare up the necessary tools beyond what I already have. I'm not sure which way to go for boring the mortises, electric drill or hand operated boring machine such as Millers falls. Any advice??