Off-Grid Mountainside BarnBuild, ADU & Wool Studio Ep 22 | How-To Cut Beams/Columns Without A Mill

Though I do have an Alaska Mill, my saw can only handle a 20" blade and the mill reduces my cut width down to about 14". This technique I saw some wilderness timber/log framers use and it works great. The cuts are pretty straight, but good enough for a rustic looking beam and columns in our second floor space.
For the nerds, these beams, based on my math are about double the needed size to support the roof with a 50psf snow load. More than adequate as our winters here are getting milder
Utilizing advanced framing techniques, building science and a limited budget, we set out to build an affordable living quarters/workspace above an animal barn. We want the building to reflect our existing home's modified Saltbox shape, but of course with our own design and eye for clean lines, functional features while utilize resources our Appalachia homestead provides us.
You'll find this in the beams and columns from Poplar and Black Locust felled at the building site, to locally sawn Hemlock for traditional board and batten siding site finished using the Japanese wood treatment Yakisuki (aka Shou Sugi Ban).
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Nice chain saw work