Nice design on Building on a budget

just_sawing · #1 07/13/10, 10:02 AM

First of all this picture is from Sawmill and Woodlot Mag which I do Recommend to you.
Nice design on Building on a budget - Homesteading Questions

The nice design about this is the wood used would be fine being small timber.
I am always looking for uses for small diameter but the flexablity but held in a trusse situation where small diameter lumber is held from twisting.

fishhead · #2 07/13/10, 02:59 PM

What size are the arch pieces?

I like the idea of using small pieces joined together to create strength like in box beams.

Some friends of mine lived on a turkey farm in high school. The family built a large turkey barn using 1"x6"s (I think) to build the arches of the barn.

Trisha in WA · #3 07/13/10, 06:58 PM

I think this was in Countryside too.

mduncn52 · #4 07/13/10, 08:04 PM

May/June Countryside. Plans, instructions, jigs etc.

Tom in TN · #5 07/14/10, 12:40 AM

About 40 years ago I helped a guy build a hangar for his small airplane using home-made, laminated arches. They were VERY flimsy when we stood them up. The whole building stiffened up nicely when we put the stringers on to attach the arches to one another, but I really doubted that it would stand up at all when we pulled that first arch up into the air.

I moved away from there about 35 years ago, but I sure would like to know how long it stayed up. Maybe stll up?

Tom in TN

fishhead · #6 07/14/10, 08:14 AM

Some students made a bridge from cardboard and monfilament fishing line (I think). By using correctly positioned bracing they were able to make it work.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cardb...rlz=1I7RNWN_en

Our Little Farm · #7 07/14/10, 08:28 AM

Someone on here posted photos and directions a while back on building a greenhouse using this method. Tried to find it but failed. Looked very interesting, I saved the photos to my laptop for future reference.

djberg · #8 07/14/10, 01:29 PM

Very nice!

This seems a lot like the construction of "bow" or "rainbow" roof barns. The USDA gave out plans for making laminated arches in jigs on the future barns' floor.

Trisha in WA · #9 07/14/10, 05:38 PM

This is one we have used for a couple of buildings now and it seems easier than the one mentioned in the op...
http://userpages.bright.net/~fwo/gre...reenhouse.html