Big Timber ,,,,,,
Daughter sent info from a walk-about of this unique ‘gem’ ,,,,,,
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I would l8ke to have watched as they set those timbers in place.
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I would l8ke to have watched as they set those timbers in place.
That must have been quite the workout
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That must have been quite the workout
Gin pole and a team of horses/mules, voila, done.
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Amazing build and glad they saved it
I have to wonder why such huge timbers for a shed or even a cabin and not just the smaller easy to work with trees
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"I have to wonder why such huge timbers for a shed or even a cabin and not just the smaller easy to work with trees"
BULLET PROOF and warmer than a bunch of smaller poles with 'chinking'. Still, it seems a bit excessive due to the obvious weight and difficulty of handling logs this big.
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Pretty sure that it is because of the large logs used is the reason why the building is still standing after all the years since 1848.
A wooden fireplace has always bothered me though!
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Our house was built in 1896! Tax assessment data lists it as a farm house. Put a rather nice addition on 25 years ago. Very interesting structure. We had a couple stop by maybe 30 years ago and ask if they could look around as her great grandfather built the house. She noted that I had planted alot of trees and asked if I had come across anything unusual. I told I encountered a few "catches" that had old copper lamps and pottery buried in them. She then asked if I had come across any bones. I told her no and she said the reason she's asking is that somewhere on the property her great grander was buried!! My wife almost fell off her chair🤔
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What a house! For comparison here is my house, I built it with 16 inch high logs. Both houses feature the hewn logs and dovetail notches.
The old house in the OP, 32 inch high poplar logs, damn, that is something else. Those would be quite heavy. I'm not sure why someone would build a house with such huge logs, maybe he was showing off. I like the way it looks.
The "straw and clay stick" chimney I'm not too sure about, they had rocks back in 1846.
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Very cool post, but I was hoping you were in Big Timber, Montana. I'd drive over quickly to meet you.
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