My life gave me a few days off from Dogservatory construction, which has given me an opportunity to think about how to proceed.
I'm not going to change the plans radically in response to my wood splitting problems. I think it was caused by the choosing the wrong wood and I'm not sure that making a bunch of changes is a smart thing to do.
I'm rebuilding the roof rails using oak instead of pine, and I'm going to get a couple metal L-brackets to reinforce the joint that had the problems. I'm also toying with a minor change in the design that would eliminate the bolt holes that caused the split, but I haven't decided yet.
To get back on track, today I went to the hardwood store and bought a serious hunk of red oak (it was approximately 2" x 6" x 130" - 10 board feet for those of you who know what that means). I milled it, planed it, sawed it and then glued it up. Tomorrow I'll redo the fancy woodworking.
I'm not going to change the plans radically in response to my wood splitting problems. I think it was caused by the choosing the wrong wood and I'm not sure that making a bunch of changes is a smart thing to do.
I'm rebuilding the roof rails using oak instead of pine, and I'm going to get a couple metal L-brackets to reinforce the joint that had the problems. I'm also toying with a minor change in the design that would eliminate the bolt holes that caused the split, but I haven't decided yet.
To get back on track, today I went to the hardwood store and bought a serious hunk of red oak (it was approximately 2" x 6" x 130" - 10 board feet for those of you who know what that means). I milled it, planed it, sawed it and then glued it up. Tomorrow I'll redo the fancy woodworking.
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