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Workshop Report: Part 6

An Emailed Report from Charlie Kenny
October 16, 2006 9:42:58 PM EDT

The weather has been cooperating since the commencement of the build over one week ago and we are ahead of schedule. The back wall has been assembled on the foundation slab and the cross bracing was cut this afternoon. The timbers for the west end of the building have been cut and preassembled. The first three roof trusses -- consisting of a 23 ft cross beam, roof rafters, tie and two queen posts -- were raised today near the foundationand ready to be lifted. The joinery for seven remaining trusses are now being worked on.

There are more than 30 framers working on the site. The crew starts early at 7 am with breakfast served by the hospitality crew. This is followed by a hot lunch and dinner. The meals are delicious and the volunteers from the community who are helping Kathy O. are wonderful -- always a cheerful smile and willing attitude regardless of the hour.

The Timber Framers Guild instructors and volunteers are first rate and a great bunch of guys from around the U.S., Canada and England. They are patient, tireless and true craftsmen who love their work. They are a varied bunch, including a former math teacher, mill operator, tool manufacturer, retired lawyer, banker, timber framers, and foreign aid worker.

After eight days of work, we broke this morning for paired canoe races in the harbor. Watching two grown men capsize a canoe and a stern paddler perform a belly flop in the bottom of the canoe while effecting a running launch was great fun.

Come and visit us for a personal tour of the work site.

Captions:
Photo 1: Our hosts from LISEC, Chalie Kenny (stern) and Phil Schiavone (bow), are so far ahead of their competition as to be out of sight.
Photo 2: Oscar Emanuel (bow) and John Coffman pulling hard past the first buoy, on their way to a respectable finish.
Photo 3: Kein Brennan (bow) and Jeff Thususka pull away from Isaac McCoy-Sulentic (bow) and Steve Morrison.
Photo 4: The boats with a Canadian in them seemed to fare better. Here Dave Petrina (bow) and Randy Churchill pull hard for the beach. The winners and the other soggy canoers will remain shrouded in mystery.