Hi All,

A bit late with this update. All of the photos are in the album of the day.  It was a great day for the family and friends.  The weather cooperated so nicely.  There was a party after the party till about 9:30 in the evening.  The barn was warmed by heaters but more importantly by the closeness of family and friends. 

It was a great day for the family.  - To all who helped make this day possible, I extend a special thank you.  Ken

More pictures in the albums including the party after the party.

Today's progress;

1. Floor closed up in the drive through
2. Animal door trim complete
3. All hinges installed (7) on the South Side drive through doors - Doors Operational
4. Tools no longer being used are being moved to the Dutch Barn

Doesn't seem like much does it.....These little things that finish up the barn give it that finished look.  As planned Thanksgiving will be held in the barn.....The tables are there.

Here are a couple of pictures from today.

Left to Right - Tim places the last pintel on the South door, The last hinge is bolted into place, Dad, Tim and Kirk stand in front og the now swinging split door.
  

HAPPY THANKSGIVING and Thanks to all who gave to make this possible.....

Ken

  Today in the mix of rain and dampness we got doors trimmed and doors hung and swinging.  Yesterday Tim and Dad mounted very old door latches into the animal and people doors on the barn.  What a great sound these latches make when they open and close.  We are just about ready for Thanksgiving in the barn.....

The South door hung and swinging.....I will be posting a video on You Tube when I get the time.  Trust me they swing and they swing fine.  Just to confirm the hinges in these photographs were taken from the original barn built on this location in 1799.  They were hand-made from wrought-iron by a local blacksmith and installed.  They have been reborn to work again.  Thanks Dad for taking the time as a 10 year old boy to save these for today. - Ken

We Did it - Thanks to All!

At approximately 5PM on 23-November-2008 the last of the 9 doors was placed into position.  The barn is now full closed in.  Quite honestly I am not sure what to say at this point.  I do know we've got some where around 2000 person-hours of time into this project that has received contributions of time from so many people across so many different tasks.  I wish to extend the following thanks before I write the balance of this blog.

• I wish to extend a sincere and honest thanks to all who inhabited Pleasant View Farm since 1799, for without them we'd not have had a barn to rebuild.  They had the vision to look at our farm and took it upon themselves to create the destiny we are all now enjoying.
• I knew my Grandmother some but she passed away when I was 5.  I know she struggled to ensure to keep the farm going.
• After Grandma, it was Mom and Dad (Peg and Ev) who toiled under the pressures of raising a family, working full-time and keeping the farm solvent.  We don't need to get into details, suffice it to say the farm did not survive the depression and difficult financial times without the extraordinary effort of Mom and Dad.  Without this effort there would have been no land on which to rebuild this barn. 
• Then there was a time when the farm was kept a farm by my brother Ernie.  He preserved through his love of the land the farming tradition that is new being reborn by another generation.  Mixed in there are my siblings Mary Jane and Jim who each in there own way contributed to what we all cherish today.  My siblings Jim, Ernie and Mary Jane helped build this barn each in their own way.   To them I extend my thanks.
• As we move closer to present time and this project.  My wife Pat of 31 years gave us a son Timothy who through nothing less than an act of divine intervention shares the love and reverence for this farm.  I see in Timothy the creativity and dedication that our ancestors must have possessed when they fist embarked on the creation of the original barn in 1799. 
• In this project, my wife Pat has prepared meals, delivered drinks and even climbed a ladder taller than ever before to finish nail a wall stud in last November.  That feat pales in comparison to the support she has provided in the countless hour of home management she's done while I travel all week long and work on he barn all weekend.  Thanks Babe for loving me and supporting this project in so many ways which cannot be measured in board feet of lumber.
• To my son Timothy, I owe a measure of thanks that if measured in dollars it would not be possible to repay.  The interactions between my son and father over the last 15 months has been that I cannot describe.  Call it a blessing indeed.  Thanks Tim.
• Along about 14 months ago Kirk Greenfield showed up at PVF and quite honestly has never left.  Unequivocally, I can say the barn would not be where it is today if Kirk had not spent countless days working with Tim and Dad.  Kirk, I've thanked you before but I need to again.  I know out family and farm is better for having met the Kirk Greenfield and his family.
• I must mention the two regulars who gave many of their weekend hours to help this project.  Ray Smith and John Hughes came by and helped so much.  Their help in this project has been measured in muscle power, trips up and down ladders and countless hours of personal time sacrifice.

Many, many people helped get this project to the milestone event and I hope you all understand the level of gratitude that Pleasant View Farm extends to all of you.  Below I highlight some of the moments that meant a lot to me.

• Last September Trish and Girard Marciano took the time to hitch their team of draft horses and dove them up the hill to pull the first timbers into place as would have been done in 1799.  Then one hot day this fall, you showed up again and moved dozens of 2 inch planks into the barn so we could focus on flooring the barn.
• In preparation for raising day people jut started showing up, most of whom I have had not ever met before.  You know who you are and I thank you.
• On raising day you returned and brought friends......The barn went vertical......Thanks again.
• I close by thanking God for all the gifts this experience has brought to our farm.  Generations to come will view this project in awe of what the human mind conceived and achieved through the gifts provided in the past and present my God himself.  I'd like to thank him personally for the gift of great weather that was provided on so many critical days.

Thanks to ALL OF YOU.......

Below are some pictures and captions from this "Close-Up Weekend".

A Dream and Barn are Born - Dad works on the model that became our barn.

Dad holds the model in place on 21-February-2007 - The Barn on 22-Nov-2008 and 23-Nov-2008

Then and Now

Dad and Tim at ground breaking on 8-31-2008 -- Dad and Tim congratulate each other in front of the South Doors 23-Nov-2008

There are lots more photos in the album of this weekend.  Including photos of Tim making the last mortise and tenon and the group present when the barn was closed in with the last door. 

Last but by no means least I extend my deepest and meaningful thanks to Brandt Bolding for the countless journeys he's made from the southern tier of NYS to professionally document this entire project as a personal favor to my father.  Thanks Brandt......

Best regards to all and Happy Thanksgiving for which this family has so much to be thankful for.

Ken

As you an see below and in the album for today - we got the South Side Animal Door made and hung today.  We also cut to length and created the grooves in all of the boards to create the large doors.  A year ago we were almost done for the year....It was 11-25-07 that that winter closed the door on the barn building.   As winter closed in we picked up the rafters, the slabs for the loft floor and Pat drove the last nail of the season in one of the West wall studs.  See below for a few photos from the close of the building season in 2007.

Now for some photos from today 11-16-08. Captions run left to right. All the photos for today are in an album on this site.

The barn as it now looks from the road, Tim and Dad show the finished door before hanging, Tm mounts the upper hinge for the animal door.

Tim and Dad show off the new door (1 and 2), All the lumber for the large doors - ready for assembly.
   

Next weekend we assemble and hang the large doors.  There are two full size doors to make and hang and two half doors, which wll be made as one, cut and hung separately.  If you recall the photos of the hay loft door which was about 42"x48" weigh about 60 pounds imagine what a 5.5' wide by ~11.5 feet tall.  So if you were ever anxious to experience what it was like to hang these doors over 200 years ago, you could come witness it first hand.  This is also the last major piece of construction on this epic journey.  Nope we are not done, but it is the last piece of construction of an idea conceived in February 2007.....Ken 

Then and Now

Photos from 11-17-2007
- Left to Right

Rafters at the lumber yard (1 and 2), Rafters at Pleasant View Farm.

Photos from 11-15-2008 - Left to Right
Dad pairs up the resurrected hinges, Tim lays out the West Door, West door nearly complete.

A test fitting, Dad and Tim mount the hinges, A working people door on the West Side
  
Ray and Tim pose after the first hinge is installed, Tim mounts the bottom pintel, Dad and Tim enjoy the door.
 
East Side Finished, Dad, Tim and Ray pause to view their work, Tim swings open the loft door.....

Well it was quite a Saturday - The last major production is underway.  The doors are being made and mounted.  The barn is getting darker and darker inside.  We actually had to work with lights in there for the first time today.  Today as you've seen above in the photos we got the East Loft door on and the West People Door.  We've pretty much got the assembly process down....The resurrected hinges are being mounted in their original locations after nearly 80 years.  Imaging if you were a hinge how'd you'd feel to get a chance to work again after so long.

We are getting there.....Not long now.....Ken    

Then and Now.

This is the way our barn looked in early November 2007

Here we are Early November 2008

This weekend we finished the siding on the barn with the exception of 4 pieces of trim on the East Gable end.  We made great progress during the week which allowed us to run right up the East side of the barn with good speed.  We do have to award a prize to the people who traveled the farthest to work on the barn.  Sean and Cindy Irving came from South Africa to help close up the East side.  It was good to see my friend from my days with SI Group and to actually see him work :-).

The usual workers were there, Dad, Kirk, Ray, John which made the work move right along.  Shown down below Tim, Dad, Kirk and Ken look up to the newly finished East wall.

Now we move onto the doors ----- Almost done for this year.  Thanks again to all.  Ken

On a cold fall day, Kirk, Ray, Ken and Dad finished the west side of the new barn.  There is an album that shows all the photos from Saturday's work in this web site below.  Please be sure to red the blog that starts as "78 Years".  Here are a few photos of this weekends progress.  Note: I was one year ago today that News 9 covered the raising of the largest girt in the barn that is now 75% sided.  "A Million Dollars in my pocket couldn't make me happier".

Next weekend weather permitting and help available we'll get the barn closed in sans doors. 

Check out the album for all the pix.

Once upon a time a youth named Everett W. Rau watched as a memory of his childhood feel into disrepair to the point his brother and father decided to raze the barn/structure that helped to shape Everett's memory.   In my imagination  I can see a young child's sorrow as a barn he played in was razed.into a pile of broken timbers and shattered memories.  I can almost hear the sound of the timbers creaking and cracking as the once proud building that housed food and God's creature's for over 100 years came to the ground.  It is my belief that that young man (may father) possessed a vision and dream that one day the barn would rise again.  Who could tell how long it would take? He could not imagine that with the future being uncertain "Anything is Possible".

Who can really say what emotional or idealistic reasons caused a boy of 11 years old to take the effort to preserve the wrought iron hinges from a youthful play area.  Was it a vision, a dream of future resurrection or just a last chance to preserve some small piece of sentimental childhood memories?  Whatever the reason on 11/1/2008 I returned to the basement of the farmhouse with Dad to view for the first time in my life the hinges that came from the first barn on our farm erected over 200 years ago.  Below is a series of photos that shows Dad pointing to the location, followed by the first photos of the hinges in the location they've held for almost 80 years.  At this point I'm an indeed nearly beyond words.  Before I share the photos I'll leave you with the thought - It sure seems to me we all have an impact on future generations with what can seem to be insignificant acts in the present.  Please enjoy the photos.  Imagine if you were a hinge in a dyeing barn - wouldn't you want to be rescued by a young man who could then share the joy  your rebirth with his grandson 78 years later?

Below - Left to Right

Dad points to the location he placed the hinges in ~1930, the first hinge feels the rebirth, Dad displays the collection - all are accounted for.

Below - Left  to Right

Dad and Grandson Tim display a hinge, Dad shows the hinge on the reborn barn, in my out of focus photo you can see the hinge worn from over 100 years of swinging.  Imagine, it will be more than 100 years more before the hinges need repair.

Sorry all, I did get a chance to write an update before I flew out Monday morning.  Let's start with the before and after photos.

Below are photos taken on 10/25-26/2007

Below are Photos Taken 10/25-26/2008 - All of the photos are in an album on this site.

All of the lumber is no onsite to complete the siding.  The windows are all trimmed out.  On Friday, Tim should be able to get the last of the wall studs in on the East gable end.  That should permit us to complete most of the siding this weekend.  You have to hear it to believe it but the sound of the barn has changed.  It won't be too much longer before we'll need lights or have to work in front of the doors.

The siding process got a great boost in productivity when my brother Ernie loaned his 24 foot pic.  With this tool we are able to go up the eves on the gable end before we have to change to the shorter 16 foot pic to finish-up to the top.  Thanks Ernie.....

Party Day Draws Closer

Two-Weeks of Progress

At the last update I was headed off to camp trip with Pat for a week at Lewey Lake in the Adirondacks.  We had a great week enjoying the fall foliage and great weather.  I start this update with a couple of photos from your week.

So while we were gone Ray, John, Kirk, Dad and Tim kept at it. The floor got finished, the penice on the north-side is complete except for one small piece of trim.  Windows were trimmed in and siding got a good start on the South side.  The new album for the weekend shows the progress for the past week and this weekend.  A few pictures of the past week are below.

Weekend Update

For Saturday and Sunday - Kirk, Ray, John, Tim, Dad and Kristin worked to complete the South side siding and the structural part of the penice.  As exciting as all of this is, imagine that the Northwest corner gable-end trim is installed and the first siding board on the West side was placed by John and Dad.  Kristin worked with Tim to make the penice boards and pounded some nails for the penice boards.  As mentioned above.  All of the photos from the weekend are in the album. The pictures directly below were taken on Saturday.  The seven photos are described in order from left to right.

Below - Left to Right
Ray and Tim pose after completing the installation of the wall braces.  Tim clowns it up with his grandfather as Ray and Kirk pose during a short break.  Tim put the finishing touches on the North side penice.

(Below - Left to Right)
Dad hammers attaches a siding board. Ray and Tim working on the siding. Tim sits in the loft as the sun sets after he finished installing the last two wind-braces.

(Below - Left to Right)
Dad takes a moment to look out of the south window frame.

Sunday's Photos.

Below - Left to Right
Tim and Ken pause after finishing the South side siding.  Kristin nails a wall support in place for the penice. The animal door on the South side.

Below
Kristin looks down on her work :-), Kristin supports the penice making process, Kristin supervises from the loft.

Below - Left to Right
John and Dad carry the first piece of gable end trim into place, Tim attaches the first piece of trim above, Dad supervises the trim alignment.

Below - Left to Right
Tim holds the first penice board in place, Tim attaches the first penice board, Kristin and Tim review the penice progress.

Below - Left to Right
Pix 1 and 2 - Penice work, John and Dad place the first West side siding board.

Below - Left to Right
The South side at the close of Sunday, Dad stands where he has not stood in 79 years, in the animal door of the German Barn, Tim and Dad in the door.

Below - Left to Right
Kristin, Dad and Tim, Tim Dad and Ken

Then and Now
 
     

Siding North Side

We got a great start on the siding this weekend on Saturday.  Kirk was back in action and we got 90% of the siding on the North side done on Saturday.  Brandt was there adding value by asking Tim to go up and down a ladder over and over again.....looking for that perfect shot......:-) Pictures below show the work we got done.  But first a then and now shot.

(Above) All of these pictures were taken on 10-4-2007

(Above) Photos from 10-5-2008

Peter Sinclair and Robert Jeracka came out and helped Dad set the first window sill on the South side of the barn.  Thanks Roberta and Peter.

Pat and me are off to Lewey Lake for a bit of fall foliage camping today (Monday).  We'll miss the work next weekend, but don't let that stop you from heading out to the farm.  We've still got flooring to finish, siding boards to square, trim to install....so don't miss it...

Thanks to all, Ken

Siding and Flooring

Despite the weather we managed to get started on the siding this weekend.  The pictures will tell the story of the siding, so please take a look at the new album for the weekend.  On Sunday Dad and me, placed flooring to within 4 feet of the west wall.  Almost time to dance.....I did not get a photo of the flooring on Sunday, so I'll update that in the next update.

Photo Taken 9/29/07 Photo Taken 9/27/08

Below is a little series that shows that starts with the first pieces of trim and concludes with the work completed on Saturday.  We needed to stop where we did on he north side so the wall studs and wind braces can be installed.

Next Saturday - Siding, Siding and more siding.  Join US.....Even if it rains we have work to do inside the barn....

Ken

9/22/07 - Deck Complete

9/21/08 - 26 Feet of Flooring Down - 16 Feet to Go!

So folks, lots more to do but we've got 26 feet of flooring down. The flooring needs to set for a year, then we can take it up and put the splines in it so haw and debris can't get through the cracks in the floor and under the barn.  We had a light work crew this weekend but when managed to get the flooring down from the drive-through to the East wall. 

Tim was with us Saturday morning for a bit, after which Ray and I carried on.....Dad was off to is 1938 High School class reunion with Mom.  Ray and I were struggling a bit sorting through the piles of lumber for the floor when we received some very welcome and needed help from Trish and Girard Marciano.  They moved all of the flooring and most of the siding into a staging area.  It made the work go so much faster.  My thanks to you both.....it was such a HUGE Help....

We never got any pictures of the final assembly being done, but it really is all done except got the East gable trim and some more screwing and the  snow slides.  The farm now has three new pump jacks and 16 foot section of aluminum scaffolding.  With this we'll be able to run right up the side of the barn without ladders.  Next weekend we are going to start on the North Side siding.  Dad and Kirk will have the site ready to go so we can just get siding on...  Lots of nice flat work area now out of the sun.....Join us next Saturday if you can.
 

There is a new album that contains the pictures from this weekend.  Please check them out.

Ken

Our Barn on 8/31/07

Our Barn on 8/31/08

We had our start a year ago and we've come a long way baby - nope we're not done yet - yup we planned to be!  The great news in all of that is - You still have an opportunity to help finish this barn.

After a long and sometimes conflicting process (ask Ray Smith for more details) the roofing was ordered and picked up for the barn. Of course the weather turned out HOT and STEAMY.  The old stand-by crew was there - Kirk Greenfield, Ray Smith and John Hughes then of course Dad and Tim.  For this weekend the high-angle work put Tim and me up in the breeze - Well there was no breeze but we kept hoping.  In hindsight having wind would not have been good as the ground crew passed up 16' Sheets of metal roofing. 

On Saturday we got the South Side done except for about a 16" section and then on Sunday we finished up the North side.  The shade grew and grew until it was time to sit down and enjoy a beer in the shade.  If you notice the picture above Dad is sitting on the newly installed drive-through boards looking up to a roof and not open sky.  Kirk and me laid down about half the boards for the this portion of the floor.

With Hurricane's Hanna and Ick potentially headed to the Northeast we are going to try and get the last pieces installed on the N & S sides as well as the ridge cap and gable-end trim, but we'll see.  We still need some help with the tasks I mentioned in the last update.  All are welcome, the pay is poor but the experience is rich in memories, so step on out and join us......

There is a new album on the site that documents the progress. When you look at Sunday's pics don't be fooled by the blue sky and white puffy clouds it was bloody hot on that roof.  I'd be remiss if I did not mention again the ground crew of Ray, Kirk and John who helped lift the sheets up to Tim and me.  Thanks again....and again.  Lastly but certainly not least, I wish to thank Brandt Bolding for his continued efforts to document this whole process.  You've all seen him, most of us have been asked to stop or step left or right so he can take photos or videos - we'll all reap the awards of his efforts when this is all done.  For those of you who don't know Brandt has shot more than 60 hours of video and made countless drives in excess of 1.5 hours each way to do his work.....How does one ever express enough thanks for that effort. - THANKS Brandt

Let's not forget the moral support and FOOD prepared by Mom and Pat.  Thanks to them for planning meals for Saturday and Sunday of this past weekend - well in fact pretty much everyday. 

It's now onto finishing the siding and getting it closed up for winter, then we'll have the long awaited and well deserved party. See you all soon.  Don't forget to check out the new album at http://pleasantviewfarm1799.spaces.live.com/

Ken

From June 7 - July 19

Sorry all, its been a long time since I was able to find the time to write an update on our barn project.  Believe it or not the project is actually progressing through some of the hottest Saturday's.  The installation of the roof boards is a major milestone that is a bit overdue by many standards.  That being said, alas it is complete.  We'd not be here without some of the regular Saturday morning barn builders, most notably - Kirk Greenfield, Ray Smith, John Hughes and Tim Rau.  On the final day, Helen's son Chuck came by to help finish the last of the board's.  With temperatures hovering in the 90's, his assistance was a welcome relief.  Take a look at the results, I think you'll agree that we have turned another corner.....

Speaking of corners, for those of you who don't recall this is what the site looked like last labor day.

Now here is where we are as of last weekend.  We'd not taken a lot of photos during the roof-board process as every hand was on deck working leaving no spare hands for photo operations.  Please make sure you check out the new album I added today to see the whole process. Now with the excitement and splendor of raising large creaking timbers a distant but well documented memory, the core team will keep building this barn piece and board by board till we have it completed this summer, well maybe fall.

May - 24 - 2008

"What Your Mind can Conceive and Believe it can ACHIEVE" - The proof of these words was proven true yesterday at Pleasant View Farm as the last of the roof rafters was raised into position.  A dream conceived last spring was through the efforts of many people turned into reality as team of people assemble to witness the last wooden peg is driven into the 12th set of roof rafters (See Left).  From left to right - John Hughes, Timothy Rau, Ray Smith, Mike Zegarelli, and Kirk Greenfield, witness the placement of the last wooden rafter peg being pounded into place.  Shortly thereafter the rafter was raised into position and nailed into position.  You all have seen a steel structure topped with an American Flag when it reaches its highest floor.  For wooden structures like timber-frame barns tradition dictates that it be topped with a pine tree to symbolize the completion of the highest point.  Shown below, Tim places the tree to the last rafter lust prior to it being placed in the final location.  Shortly after the ground team pulled the rafter into its permanent resting place.

The last of the heavy, high lifting on this barn is complete, thanks to the efforts of many people, who I wish to thank.  The names of all who helped will be displayed on a plaque in the barn  to commemorate in perpetuity that their assistance in turning this dream into reality for Pleasant View Farm.   As the primary author of this blog, I feel compelled to mention that the dream was conceived by Everett Rau (Dad). Timothy Rau worked side by side with his grandfather for countless hours learning, discussing and at times disagreeing :-) on the approach.  There was a time last fall when a gentleman by the name of Kirk Greenfield visited PVF for a little R & R and bit of hunting.  Upon seeing the work in progress Kirk, put down his shotgun and got right to work.  Kirk has been omnipresent during each phase of this project and I am comfortable in saying that without his help we'd not have completed the barn to this point by this date.  THANKS KIRK.  There are so many others who don't pound pegs, cut logs or muscle timers into position, like the wives, girlfriends of all of us who spent time on this barn raising.  I wish to thank all of them for their support. 

More pictures can be seen in the album for yesterday and I have put some videos out on You Tube for your viewing pleasure.  Thanks to all.... In closing, most of you have seen Brandt Bolding moving about the building site taking photos and videos of this process.  Most of you have not seen his work in the documentation of this effort.  Brandt has since last fall driven ~1.5 hours many many times to visit the farm to provide a video and photographic account of the raising as a favor to my father.  Thanks Brandt....

Ken

A Great Day at PVF 1799

The day started early....I am thinking that several of us had some anticipation about today's efforts.....Tested before, no doubt but not by the present generations at PVF.  It should be noted that you can search "You Tube" for barn raising's where you'll find cranes in use. We took a more holistic approach...Old fashioned muscle power with mechanical advantage.  When I have more time I will publish the videos,

Today we raised 8 of 12 rafters.....Rain threatened but held off till we were all too tired to lug around rafters anymore for today. During a 1 PM break, Pat Rau cooked a nice lunch on the grill that was enjoyed by all......Oh there might have been some beverages there also.......

In the end it was a great day all around.....I need to think many people for the success of today.....

Dad for creating this project/dream, Tim for helping to making a reality, Kirk for his unwavering assistance on this project since last year, Mom for making more lunches for more people than she has in a number of years, Pat for her support in all areas including the great"raise the roof meal" at the barn today, Stacie for supplying auxiliary beverage support and being there, Art, Keith, Ray, Jason, John and Mike for their help in making this dream a reality for Pleasant View Farm.

Now I've thanked the muscle food powers to be now I can't forget to than the artistic presence....Brandt has driven hours to get to PVF to provide video-graphic  evidence of this historic restoration of PVF.  While Brandt is there documenting on video, Ping has used her creative talents in still photography to produce still photos of the the people and events. 

I extend my thanks to all who helped.

  Thanks to ALL Who Helped Today....We Finish Next Saturday.......More to Follow, Ken

It was quite a busy week at the barn this week.  Last Sunday it appeared that we'd not be ready, but the weather and time work for the barn.  The album for the 15-16, May show the preparation.  I have included a couple of pix from the last couple of days here.  Make sure you check out the album.....

From left to right. The barn today- Dad secures the Jin Pole - Dad cuts the mortise into a gable end rafter.

Above Left to Right - Dad and Kirk steady a rafter for raising to the loft. - Tim takes the high-road and secures the hoisting pulley. - The east end wall plate is prepared to receive the gable end rafter #1.

Rafter Shaping

Over the last couple of weeks Tim, Dad and Kirk have been shaping the rafter pairs that will be raised next weekend.  There only 3 sets of rafter pairs to be completed.  Each set has to be made to match together perfectly.  Hope you enjoy the first set of photos for the year.

Tim uses a Mallet and Chisel to shape the Bird's Mouth on one of the Rafters.

Tim uses the monster saw to make the first cut on one of the rafters.