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fthurber
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# Posted: 27 Dec 2011 21:33 - Edited by: fthurber
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My roof is almost done so we are turning our attention to the loft next.
The skeleton of my cabin is 10 x 12, but it rises 10 feet so I can put in a loft. I want to run 10 foot rafter/joists (at about 7 feet high) to support the loft. I was thinking of asking my sawmill to cut some smallish logs lengthwise and leave it round on the outside so I will have beams with half-moon cross-sections. Then use them for the rafters with the round side down. What do you think? Seems like it would be tricky to get a consistent thickness....
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Just
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# Posted: 27 Dec 2011 23:29
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you do not need them consistent as long as the weakest one is strong enough . i used to hunt from a log cabin made with hand huen rafters round on the bottom
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45north
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# Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:59
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I used 7 inch rough sawn 2 sided logs for my whole cabin including rafters for the second floor and the loft floor. More strength than is nessesary but I like them. Here are some pics of my loft.
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45north
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# Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:05
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here are some more pics of my loft logs
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fpw
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# Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:08
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Split logs work fine. They don't need to be consistent. Just level up the logs on the flat side and and account for the distance with the post. I generally cut the mortise for the post at a set distance (say 6 or 8 inches) from the flat side, that way all the posts can be the same size.
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