Hi Clark,

Yes, I did consider building a beefier timber cart and have been thinking about a gantry type all-terrain rig on four wheels/2 axles that I could push around the yard to timber piles. The problem isn't necessarily moving around the gravel terrain with the cart but loading and unloading timbers from the pile and getting them into the shop, test fitting and ground assembly by myself. I have a lot of friends but they're getting old, lazy and never around when I want favour returned.

On another topic Clark, I've been wanting to ask you if you'd be interested in teaching a two day course in timber frame joinery desing using google sketchup for beginners at North House Folk School in Grand Marais. If so, how do we make it happen. Interest is there as no one is teaching it in northern Minnesota and NW Ontario.