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2003 Eastern Conference Slide Show
with photos by Jim Rogers


first bent assembly
French Framing Workshop
  1. Tools of the trade, brought by Boris, Steven, and Remi.
  2. Model of hip roof, provided by Benson Woodworking.
  3. Full scale plan drawing area. Two sheets of white painted plywood.
  4. Steven starting the full scale drawing.
  5. Boris' drawing explaining what Steven is drawing.
  6. Same Boris' drawing explaining what Steve is drawing.
  7. Steven making the drawing.
  8. Close-up of the model showing a pocket for either a jack rafter or the purlin.
  9. Model with the hip rafter and a paper triangle used to help show how the drawing is transferred from a plan 3-d model to a 2-d plan.
  10. Model again showing the hip rafter.
  11. Model with the purlin in place
  12. Model with the jack rafters in place
  13. Steven cutting parts for the full scale model, with another student holding the piece.
  14. Steven cutting a jack rafter.
  15. Steven attaching the purlin to the principal rafter in the full scale model.
  16. Steven continuing to assemble the full scale model.
  17. Full scale model in place directly over the drawing made of the hip rafter.