De Clerque Barn — materials
A rough list to take to a sawmill. The frame is cut green — full-sawn timbers straight from the log — and pinned with dry oak pegs: as the timbers dry they shrink onto the pegs, and the drawbored joints pull tighter. The mill cuts every stick to its section and length; the framer cuts the joints.
Each length is the piece’s cut length plus 10 in for tenons and trimming, rounded up to the foot. A piece longer than 24 ft is ordered in two or more lengths joined by a scarf (A2-16), except a post or a rafter is not scarfed. Board feet are full-sawn: width × depth × feet ÷ 12. Sizes follow the model, which is proportioned from measured drawings, not engineered — a frame that will carry a load is sized by an engineer first.
The workshop's own mill (critical, to be graded to NELMA)
Bur oak (white oak group)
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 × 5 1/2 | 28 | 2 | 231 | h-post sill |
| 9 × 5 1/2 | 15 | 4 | 248 | h-post sill |
| 7 × 6 | 28 | 1 | 98 | sleeper |
| 7 × 6 | 15 | 2 | 105 | sleeper |
| 7 × 5 | 25 | 2 | 146 | wall sill |
| 7 × 5 | 22 | 4 | 257 | gable sill |
| 7 × 5 | 14 | 2 | 82 | wall sill |
| 7 × 5 | 13 | 2 | 76 | wall sill |
1,242 board feet of green timber in 19 pieces.
Ordered at full length, longer than a 24 ft stick with its laps — the drawings set its scarfs: 2 × h-post sill (24 ft to its joints); 1 × sleeper (24 ft to its joints).
Ordered long, never scarfed — a tension tie, a post, or a beam whose scarf would fall mid-span: 2 × wall sill (24 ft).
Oak (red or bur)
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 × 12 | 24 | 3 | 720 | anchor beam |
| 9 × 9 | 20 | 4 | 540 | h-post |
| 8 1/2 × 9 | 20 | 2 | 255 | h-post |
| 7 1/2 × 8 | 20 | 2 | 200 | h-post |
| 7 × 8 | 20 | 2 | 187 | h-post |
| 7 × 7 | 13 | 4 | 212 | corner post |
| 4 × 4 1/2 | 23 | 28 | 966 | floor joist |
| 4 × 4 1/2 | 11 | 18 | 297 | floor joist |
3,377 board feet of green timber in 63 pieces.
Eastern white pine
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 9 | 28 | 2 | 336 | purlin plate |
| 8 × 9 | 16 | 2 | 192 | purlin plate |
| 8 × 9 | 15 | 2 | 180 | purlin plate |
| 6 × 10 | 14 | 2 | 140 | girder |
| 6 × 10 | 13 | 4 | 260 | girder |
| 6 × 10 | 12 | 2 | 120 | girder |
| 6 × 9 | 25 | 2 | 225 | wall plate |
| 6 × 9 | 22 | 2 | 198 | gable plate |
| 6 × 9 | 15 | 2 | 135 | wall plate |
| 6 × 9 | 14 | 2 | 126 | wall plate |
| 6 × 9 | 11 | 4 | 198 | gable plate |
| 5 × 6 | 19 | 6 | 285 | collar |
| 4 × 4 | 29 | 30 | 1,160 | rafter |
3,555 board feet of green timber in 62 pieces.
Special lengths — a post or a rafter is not scarfed: 30 × rafter (27 3/8 ft).
Ordered at full length, longer than a 24 ft stick with its laps — the drawings set its scarfs: 2 × purlin plate (24 ft to its joints).
Ordered long, never scarfed — a tension tie, a post, or a beam whose scarf would fall mid-span: 2 × wall plate (24 ft).
Pegs: 307 dry oak, 1 in × 12 in (estimated joint by joint); order 10 % over.
Subtotal, the workshop's own mill (critical, to be graded to NELMA): 144 timbers, 1,242 board feet bur oak (white oak group), 3,377 board feet oak (red or bur), 3,555 board feet eastern white pine: 8,174 board feet of green timber; 307 dry oak pegs.
The Amish mills (non-critical)
Oak (red or bur)
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 × 6 | 13 | 1 | 65 | door post |
| 8 × 6 | 13 | 3 | 156 | door post |
221 board feet of green timber in 4 pieces.
Eastern white pine
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 × 7 | 5 | 6 | 105 | brace, anchor beam |
| 3 1/2 × 6 | 13 | 26 | 592 | stud, gable · stud |
| 3 1/2 × 6 | 10 | 15 | 262 | stud |
| 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 19 | 12 | 266 | floor board |
| 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 18 | 6 | 126 | floor board |
| 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 17 | 6 | 119 | floor board |
| 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 16 | 6 | 112 | floor board |
| 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 9 | 12 | 126 | floor board |
| 9 × 1 1/2 | 18 | 42 | 850 | floor board |
| 9 × 1 1/2 | 17 | 28 | 536 | floor board |
| 9 × 1 1/2 | 14 | 2 | 32 | floor board |
| 9 × 1 1/2 | 13 | 4 | 58 | floor board |
| 9 × 1 1/2 | 12 | 2 | 27 | floor board |
| 9 × 1 1/2 | 9 | 28 | 284 | floor board |
| 3 × 4 | 7 | 16 | 112 | brace, purlin plate |
| 3 × 4 | 6 | 16 | 96 | brace, girder |
3,702 board feet of green timber in 227 pieces.
Boards: roof boards 2,742 sq ft at 1 in ≈ 2,742 board feet (plus waste).
Subtotal, the Amish mills (non-critical): 231 timbers, 221 board feet oak (red or bur), 3,702 board feet eastern white pine: 3,923 board feet of green timber; boards ≈ 2,742 board feet.
Not in this list: stone, brick and mortar; siding, trim, windows and doors; roofing; nails. Nothing here is priced.
Cut list, piece by piece
| Piece | Qty | Section (in) | Cut length (in) | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bur oak (white oak group): H-post sill | 2 | 9 × 5 1/2 | 145 | A6-17 tenon into the gable sill · scarfed A2-16 over bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): H-post sill | 2 | 9 × 5 1/2 | 288 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 over bent 2 · scarfed A2-16 over bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): H-post sill | 2 | 9 × 5 1/2 | 152 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 over bent 2 · A6-17 tenon into the gable sill |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Sleeper | 1 | 7 × 6 | 145 | A6-17 tenon into the gable sill · scarfed A2-16 over bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Sleeper | 1 | 7 × 6 | 288 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 over bent 2 · scarfed A2-16 over bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Sleeper | 1 | 7 × 6 | 152 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 over bent 2 · A6-17 tenon into the gable sill |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Gable sill | 2 | 7 × 5 | 253 | scarfed A2-16 at the middle · A6-17 half-lap with the wall sill at the corner |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Gable sill | 2 | 7 × 5 | 253 | scarfed A2-16 at the middle · square at the corner, under the corner post |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Wall sill | 1 | 7 × 5 | 145 | A6-17 lapped into the gable sill · scarfed A2-16 near bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Wall sill | 2 | 7 × 5 | 288 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 near bent 2 · scarfed A2-16 near bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Wall sill | 1 | 7 × 5 | 152 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 near bent 2 · A6-17 lapped into the gable sill |
| Oak (red or bur): Floor joist | 28 | 4 × 4 1/2 | 265 1/2 | A10-04 laid on the east H-post sill · A10-04 laid on the west H-post sill, beside the aisle's |
| Oak (red or bur): Floor joist | 18 | 4 × 4 1/2 | 121 1/2 | A10-04 laid on the H-post sill · A10-04 laid on the wall sill beside the studs |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 2 | 9 × 1 1/2 | 140 | square at the gable · square at the H-post |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 4 | 9 × 1 1/2 | 133 – 138 | square at the H-post · square at the H-post |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 2 | 9 × 1 1/2 | 148 | square at the H-post · square at the gable |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 28 | 9 × 1 1/2 | 92 5/8 – 195 5/8 | square at the gable · butted on a joist |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 42 | 9 × 1 1/2 | 187 7/8 – 204 7/8 | butted on a joist · butted on a joist |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 28 | 9 × 1 1/2 | 98 – 202 | butted on a joist · square at the gable |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 12 | 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 90 5/8 – 197 5/8 | square at the gable · butted on a joist |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 18 | 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 180 1/8 – 217 5/8 | butted on a joist · butted on a joist |
| Eastern white pine: Floor board | 12 | 9 3/8 × 1 1/2 | 91 – 207 3/4 | butted on a joist · square at the gable |
| Oak (red or bur): H-post | 2 | 7 1/2 × 8 | 224 3/8 | A6-22 tenon into the gable sill · A6-02 head tenon into the purlin plate |
| Eastern white pine: Gable plate | 2 | 6 × 9 | 254 | A6-05 tenon into the H-post · A6-05 tenon into the H-post |
| Eastern white pine: Stud, gable | 11 | 3 1/2 × 6 | 137 | A2-07 stub tenon into the gable sill · A2-07 stub tenon into the gable plate |
| Oak (red or bur): Door post | 3 | 8 × 6 | 137 | A2-07 tenon into the gable sill · A2-07 tenon into the gable plate |
| Oak (red or bur): H-post | 4 | 9 × 9 | 224 3/8 | A6-22 tenon into the H-post sill · A6-02 head tenon into the purlin plate |
| Eastern white pine: Brace, anchor beam | 6 | 6 × 7 | 45 1/8 | A6-03 brace tenon into the H-post · A6-03 into the anchor beam |
| Oak (red or bur): Anchor beam | 3 | 10 × 12 | 270 | A6-87 tenon into the H-post, through it and cut flush, pinned · A6-87 tenon into the H-post, through it and cut flush, pinned |
| Oak (red or bur): H-post | 2 | 8 1/2 × 9 | 224 3/8 | A6-22 tenon into the H-post sill · A6-02 head tenon into the purlin plate |
| Oak (red or bur): H-post | 2 | 7 × 8 | 224 3/8 | A6-22 tenon into the gable sill · A6-02 head tenon into the purlin plate |
| Oak (red or bur): Door post | 1 | 10 × 6 | 137 | A2-07 tenon into the gable sill · A2-07 tenon into the gable plate |
| Eastern white pine: Girder | 8 | 6 × 10 | 133 – 148 | A6-05 tenon into the H-post · A6-05 tenon into the H-post |
| Eastern white pine: Brace, girder | 16 | 3 × 4 | 52 | A6-03 brace tenon into the H-post · A6-03 into the girder |
| Eastern white pine: Purlin plate | 2 | 8 × 9 | 152 | square at the south gable · scarfed A2-16 over bent 4 |
| Eastern white pine: Purlin plate | 2 | 8 × 9 | 288 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 over bent 2 · scarfed A2-16 over bent 4 |
| Eastern white pine: Purlin plate | 2 | 8 × 9 | 159 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 over bent 2 · square at the north gable |
| Eastern white pine: Brace, purlin plate | 16 | 3 × 4 | 64 3/4 | A6-03 brace tenon into the H-post · A6-03 into the purlin plate |
| Oak (red or bur): Corner post | 4 | 7 × 7 | 137 | A6-22 tenon into the gable sill · A6-02 head tenon into the wall plate |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Wall sill | 1 | 7 × 5 | 145 | A6-05 tenon into the corner post · scarfed A2-16 near bent 4 |
| Bur oak (white oak group): Wall sill | 1 | 7 × 5 | 152 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 near bent 2 · A6-05 tenon into the corner post |
| Eastern white pine: Stud | 30 | 3 1/2 × 6 | 106 – 137 | A2-07 stub tenon into the wall sill · A2-07 stub tenon into the wall plate |
| Eastern white pine: Wall plate | 2 | 6 × 9 | 152 | square at the south gable · scarfed A2-16 near bent 4 |
| Eastern white pine: Wall plate | 2 | 6 × 9 | 288 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 near bent 2 · scarfed A2-16 near bent 4 |
| Eastern white pine: Wall plate | 2 | 6 × 9 | 159 1/2 | scarfed A2-16 near bent 2 · square at the north gable |
| Eastern white pine: Gable plate | 4 | 6 × 9 | 112 | A6-05 tenon into the H-post · A6-05 tenon into the wall plate |
| Eastern white pine: Rafter | 30 | 4 × 4 | 329 1/8 | A6-19 tongue and fork at the ridge, pinned (not drawn) · A6-20 seated on the wall plate |
| Eastern white pine: Collar | 6 | 5 × 6 | 208 | A6-88 housed into the rafter, pinned · A6-88 housed into the rafter, pinned |