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[Dean Vinson]

Steve, sounds great on that roof detail.   That would have been a pretty
satisfying project, I bet.   That type of carpentry is my favorite... solid,
practical, big hammer work, especially on sheds and barns and fences and
such where there's not much call for finishing nails or wood filler putty or
three coats of polyurethane or whatever.   Having a few old tractors nearby
is even better!

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio


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Dean, thanks for the kind words!

I try not to look in the mirror ;-)

On the roof:  nope:  we unscrewed the lower portions of the original roof
and slid the new rafters under them to connect with the original trusses.
We pried the sheets up, put the nailers (screwers?) on the new rafters, and
slid the new roof sheets under the old ones.  The we screwed the whole thing
down.  The new roof sheets slide up under the old ones a nice, safe
distance.  I am really pleased how the old sheets maintained a curve in the
transition to the new angle.

We spent today building the wall in front of the '51 A on the addition.
It's made primarily of 6' dog-eared fence pickets, just like the original
lumber lean-to on the "front" of the original shed.  (Of course, the new
ones are much greener!)  The wall is hardly weather-proof, but the open
south side doesn't exactly keep out the wind, either.  It will go a long way
toward keeping the worst of the wind out, and there are two "doors" to let
us in from that side.  We can pull the tractor a little further in, now.

The "original" Steve Allen


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Looks absolutely great!   Very nice group of tractors.  Weathered but with
carrying on is my favorite style of tractor.   (Might be some "look in the
mirror" going on there... :)

One non-tractor detail catches my eye:   The roof connection between the
original shed and the addition.   Is the new roof overlapping on top of the
old one?   

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio

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