Son should be home next week for a month or more, I have been steadily getting bits and pieces done so we can get stuck into the build.
Finally got around to building a rough bridge on an old forestry track that has been unused for decades which will give us a second access track to this part of the farm.
Just 4 bearers across the creek, logs layed at 90 degrees and a bit of soil and gravel over the top to level it out. Photos are a bit deceptive bearer logs are 20-24" and close to 10y in length, deck logs are 16-20". Deck is about 4y above the water, shouldnt have any issues with flooding as the catchment area is only a few hundred acres. Have had 90 hp tractor over it towing tipping tralier with 3-4 ton of gravel a dozen time or more without a problem so it should do the job
I went through all the boards I had milled and sawed them to final size, reject rate was higher than I was anticipating at around 30%, Twisting bowing, pulpy sections, cupping knots etc, Should be able to salvage a bit out of them but will only be short length's.
Still enough for me to get the front deck down, a bit of variation in thickness, a thicknesser would be nice to even them up but have to work with what I have so just evened up the joins and removed any high spots with a plane.
I keep needing to remind myself it is a rustic cabin build and good enough is good enough it does not need to be perfect.
Next job is to start sawing some of the structural timber to final size.
