How to Make and Build with Posts and Beams ALONE in the Woods

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Күн бұрын

In this video I mill posts and beams on my saw mill. I treat them by burning them and staining them with a mixture of 50% diesel fuel and 50% burnt motor oil. Then I have to lift them alone by hand. It was pretty difficult. Hope you enjoy!
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Milling Wood
3:00 Treating Wood
5:25 Digging Post Holes
6:40 Setting Posts
9:29 Concrete
11:20 Putting Up Beams
14:48 Knee Braces
#diy #sawmill #construction #wood
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@homesteadNH 15 күн бұрын

Great Video! I’m getting ready to do a variation of the same thing. The diesel fuel/used oil tip is awesome!

@mightymouse5943 Жыл бұрын

You are your own man.I really like watching you work on your project I wish you luck don't give up good job.

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the support. Thanks for watching.

@johnboyd-pq5qx 9 ай бұрын

Awesome job

@tennesseetimber 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jeanettevenable9648 Жыл бұрын

Great video! The editing 👍🏻

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Keto-Cheato 6 ай бұрын

Knee brace: tie 550 cord or small rope, just off center, onto the brace. Hoist it up. Tie in place. Drill n screw.

@SethVenableFishing Жыл бұрын

Great video! Camera angles were awesome!

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Worked really hard on this video. Appreciate you watching.

@jdogpoophugger5809 Жыл бұрын

Decent

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Jared-Brubaker Жыл бұрын

Good video man! I think you’re build videos should get you to 1k subs pretty quick.

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that.

@user-ze5jr7tk8e 9 ай бұрын

Regarding your knee brace issue. I worked in an office that was converted from an old cotton warehouse. The posts where about 2 feet by 2 feet square. The knee braces were supported by cleats with angle cuts on the top edge to accommodate the angle of the knee brace. The cleats were permanent and fastened with heavy steel bolts and washers drilled through the center of the beam. You could use a temporary version that might let you rest the knee brace on a cleat while you connect the upper portion. A similar concept to how you rested the beams while connecting them.

@tennesseetimber 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you

@circledhomestead4358 Жыл бұрын

Add short 2x4 block on the posts and let the knee brace sat on the 2x4 block!

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Great idea! I will do that next time. Thanks for the help!

@marilynalspachtoth5635 7 ай бұрын

Knee brace. Either put a temp block on the timbers and wedge the knee brace in, or put in a temp screw on each side of knee brace, leave it proud by 1' or better,( like lil ears off each side of brsce) throw a small strap around the beams and hang knee brace from smalls trap send screws. PS beautiful property.

@bruceharvey8810 Жыл бұрын

I have seen others use a ratchet strap to hold the knee brace in place for fastening.

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I will have to try that.

@cabinman Жыл бұрын

We have a similar setup and I'm in TN as well. I also have the 126 but I haven't used it much so far. I have a lot of poplar too but I worry about using poplar for posts because it will rot at the drop of a hat with ground contact. Lightly charring may help and oiling it may help, but I can't foresee it giving you many years. Hope i'm wrong.

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought about that. If worse comes to worse this build will be good practice.

@cabinman Жыл бұрын

@@tennesseetimber Poplar does good off the ground and has been known to last as barn siding for 100 years. Worse case scenario you can cut them off above ground level and patch in some PT and pour some concrete pads to sit on. Not a huge deal. Didn't want to come across negatively but rather a help. You're a doer - you make things happen and I have a lot of respect for that.

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

@@cabinman I appreciate it man. I am new to all of this milling and building, so any help is welcomed.

@HTHOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Oh hey man I didn’t realize who this was at first hahaha

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thanks for watching!

@FornaxusCrucible 10 ай бұрын

Regarding the knee braces, have you tried attaching a block on the post under where the knee brace will sit, so you only have to worry about holding it up to the under side of the beam?

@tennesseetimber 9 ай бұрын

Great idea! Thank you

@lukecardoni5469 Жыл бұрын

Do you let the wood dry out before milling / After milling / Before installation? Any issues with sagging or bowing?

@tennesseetimber Жыл бұрын

For outdoor projects like this I mill the wood as soon as I cut the tree down. I use the wood while it is wet as well. The only issue I have had with sagging is the the 21ft beam. It isn’t thick enough, so once I put the roof on I could tell it was starting to sag. I had to install larger knee braces to help distribute the load. That seemed to help. Thanks for watching.

@michaelgmyhan6277 6 ай бұрын

I have seen entire structures built with green poplar here in Tennessee. Fresh cut straight to construction.... green beans and boards. Actually I think it's a little bit better as it dries to the actual use. No sagging or warping.

@michaelgmyhan6277 6 ай бұрын

Beams...lol