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TIMBER SALVAGE PROCESS
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1. 30' X 70' Timber frame ready for salvaging.

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2. We start at the top and work our way down.

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3. Tin roofing and roof strapping being removed.

. 4. Pole rafters are visible through the gable end.

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5. Exposing the frame.

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6. Note canted purlins
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7. A series of "bents" make up this timber-frame.

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8. 150 year old barn, still in it's prime

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9. Hand hewn timbers. Mortice and tenon joinery
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10. History unveiled

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11. Pioneer craftsmanship

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12. Traditional Canadian timber frame techniques
(circa 1840)
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13. Cleaning the timbers

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14. Now this frame has been "skinned", it's ready to be dismantled.

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15. Our boom truck begins the dismantling one piece at a time.

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