We picked up materials on Friday at a cost of about $60/hive (includes 4 supers)...all of nice Western Red Cedar with oak top bars. We looked at redwood too, but it was a little spendy and not sized optimally for our adventures.
Saturday Dan and I cut the 2x10's to length, anxious to get them indoors ahead of the rain forecast for Sunday. We made it!
Sunday we started off with scones, coffee, and eggs and then got busy thickness planing the various pieces down to their final 1 3/8 thickness. Dan's a marvel at setting up shop for efficient production, so the work went much (much) faster than it would have without him. Dan did most of the cutting and rabbeting on the table saw. We planed together. Then Dan did the roof pieces and cut the oak top bars while Lise and I glued up boxes...which look great! We finished 13 supers (only 32 left to go!)
With nearly all of the milling behind us, the assembly will go relatively quickly from this point on. More hands will be exceedingly welcome as we do the rest of the assembly, sanding, and finishing.
Photos coming soon!
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