I would like to join the timbers for a modest sized 3200 sf house myself in my
garage/shop. I expect this to take some time since I also have another job. Here in East
Tennessee, coming up with trees on stump and finding a portable mill and operator to
machine timbers is not a problem. The plan, is to slowly acquire timbers, store them and
work them. When finished, I could then assemble them over a shorter period of time
using more manpower. Is this a workable plan since the moisture content will surely
change after a bent has been joined? What would it take to make this workable?