Beams and big bits of wood.

Well James has been here this past week and we now have the main beam up! All 1 ton of it. James and P spent all week doing complicated joints (James) and making pegs and big holes (P). We then managed some how ( I say "we", I kept safely out of the way) to get in in place with some strategically placed acro poles and a block and tackle... 3 englishmen and a passing frenchman. Xavier bowled up at the crucial point, lit up and watched! Apparently we and our green oak, carpenter with whom he wouldn't pick a fight and apparently thought was canadian (it's the socks James)  and traditional methods was just too fascinating!

 Getting the beams into the building was the first major undertaking...

 I made those trestles.... and that was the extent of my help!

Three Englishmen and a Frenchmen...

P making the hole a bit bigger.

Ta Da!