Homestead Hub, Concept A — 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)
Oak (red or bur)
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 12 | 15 | 12 | 1,440 | gable post, jowled, at the court's edge · court post, jowled |
| 8 × 12 | 8 | 6 | 384 | king post, jowled head |
| 8 × 8 | 11 | 12 | 704 | gable post, beside the stores container · outer post, beside a container |
| 8 × 8 | 10 | 2 | 107 | wind post, under the gable girt |
| 8 × 8 | 7 | 6 | 224 | gable post, the woodshed's front · woodshed post, at the front |
2,859 board feet of green timber in 38 pieces.
Eastern white pine
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 | 24 | 6 | 960 | tie across the court (clear under it for a truck) |
| 8 × 10 | 15 | 18 | 1,800 | principal rafter, south (26.6°, 6/12) · principal rafter, north (26.6°, 6/12) · outer rafter, north, over the water and power |
| 8 × 10 | 13 | 6 | 520 | outer rafter, south, over the plant |
| 8 × 10 | 12 | 6 | 480 | catslide rafter, over the woodshed |
| 6 × 12 | 21 | 1 | 126 | ridge purlin, its top bevelled to the two slopes |
| 6 × 12 | 20 | 1 | 120 | ridge purlin, its top bevelled to the two slopes |
| 6 × 12 | 12 | 1 | 72 | ridge purlin, its top bevelled to the two slopes |
| 8 × 8 | 21 | 5 | 560 | court plate, south · court plate, north · outer plate, south · outer plate, north · woodshed plate |
| 8 × 8 | 20 | 5 | 533 | court plate, south · court plate, north · outer plate, south · outer plate, north · woodshed plate |
| 8 × 8 | 12 | 5 | 320 | court plate, south · court plate, north · outer plate, south · outer plate, north · woodshed plate |
| 6 × 8 | 24 | 1 | 96 | gable girt over the stores container |
| 6 × 8 | 9 | 2 | 72 | gable girt over the stores container |
| 6 × 6 | 8 | 10 | 240 | raking strut, king post to principal |
| 4 × 6 | 6 | 60 | 720 | knee brace, post to plate (45°) · knee brace, court post to tie (45°) · knee brace, king post to ridge purlin (45°) |
| 4 × 6 | 5 | 10 | 100 | knee brace, post to plate (45°) |
| 3 × 8 | 21 | 28 | 1,176 | purlin, on edge across the rafters (the steel on it) |
| 3 × 8 | 20 | 28 | 1,120 | purlin, on edge across the rafters (the steel on it) |
| 3 × 8 | 12 | 28 | 672 | purlin, on edge across the rafters (the steel on it) |
9,687 board feet of green timber in 221 pieces.
Pegs: 268 dry oak, 1 in × 10 in (estimated joint by joint); order 10 % over.
Subtotal, the workshop's own mill (critical, to be graded to NELMA): 259 timbers, 2,859 board feet oak (red or bur), 9,687 board feet eastern white pine: 12,546 board feet of green timber; 268 dry oak pegs.
The Amish mills (non-critical)
Standard dimension lumber here (2x4, 2x6 and the like) may come from a lumberyard's kiln-dried, grade-stamped stock instead, where that's cheaper.
Subtotal, the Amish mills (non-critical): 0 timbers.
The lumberyard (dry S4S, No. 2 or better, kiln-dried and grade-stamped)
Kiln-dried S4S (spruce-pine-fir or pine)
| Size | 8 ft | 10 ft | 12 ft | 14 ft | 16 ft | 18 ft | 20 ft | 22 ft | 24 ft | Sticks | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x6 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 772 | gable stud · wall girt |
772 board feet of dry lumber in 68 sticks, at the nominal sizes as lumber is sold.
Subtotal, the lumberyard (dry S4S, No. 2 or better, kiln-dried and grade-stamped): 92 pieces, 68 sticks, 772 board feet of dry lumber.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak (red or bur): Gable post, jowled, at the court's edge | 2 | 8 × 12 | 163 1/2 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A6-02 tenon into the plate · A6-54 its jowl's teazle into the tie |
| Oak (red or bur): Gable post, beside the stores container | 2 | 8 × 8 | 110 1/2 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A6-02 tenon into the outer plate, pegged |
| Oak (red or bur): Gable post, the woodshed's front | 1 | 8 × 8 | 67 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A6-02 tenon into the woodshed plate, pegged |
| Oak (red or bur): Court post, jowled | 10 | 8 × 12 | 163 1/2 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A6-02 tenon into the plate · A6-54 its jowl's teazle into the tie |
| Oak (red or bur): Outer post, beside a container | 10 | 8 × 8 | 110 1/2 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A6-02 tenon into the outer plate, pegged |
| Oak (red or bur): Woodshed post, at the front | 5 | 8 × 8 | 67 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A6-02 tenon into the woodshed plate, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Court plate, south | 1 | 8 × 8 | 225 | A6-02 on the end post · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Court plate, south | 1 | 8 × 8 | 240 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Court plate, south | 1 | 8 × 8 | 124 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A6-02 on the end post |
| Eastern white pine: Court plate, north | 1 | 8 × 8 | 225 | A6-02 on the end post · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Court plate, north | 1 | 8 × 8 | 240 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Court plate, north | 1 | 8 × 8 | 124 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A6-02 on the end post |
| Eastern white pine: Outer plate, south | 1 | 8 × 8 | 225 | A6-02 on the end post · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Outer plate, south | 1 | 8 × 8 | 240 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Outer plate, south | 1 | 8 × 8 | 124 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A6-02 on the end post |
| Eastern white pine: Outer plate, north | 1 | 8 × 8 | 225 | A6-02 on the end post · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Outer plate, north | 1 | 8 × 8 | 240 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Outer plate, north | 1 | 8 × 8 | 124 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A6-02 on the end post |
| Eastern white pine: Woodshed plate | 1 | 8 × 8 | 225 | A6-02 on the end post · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Woodshed plate | 1 | 8 × 8 | 240 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Woodshed plate | 1 | 8 × 8 | 124 | A2-16 scarf over a post, pegged · A6-02 on the end post |
| Eastern white pine: Knee brace, post to plate (45°) | 50 | 4 × 6 | 39 7/8 – 56 7/8 | A6-03 tenon into the post, pegged · A6-03 tenon into the plate, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Tie across the court (clear under it for a truck) | 6 | 8 × 10 | 270 | A6-54 lap dovetail flush into the plate's side, on the jowl's teazle · same |
| Oak (red or bur): King post, jowled head | 6 | 8 × 12 | 77 1/8 | A6-13 stub tenon into the tie, pegged (it hangs the tie) · A6-24 jowled head · A6-30 tenon into the ridge purlin |
| Eastern white pine: Principal rafter, south (26.6°, 6/12) | 6 | 8 × 10 | 162 1/8 | A6-51 halved onto the outer rafter over the court plate, one bird's mouth, pegged · A6-24 into the king post's joggle, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Principal rafter, north (26.6°, 6/12) | 6 | 8 × 10 | 162 1/8 | A6-51 halved onto the outer rafter over the court plate, one bird's mouth, pegged · A6-24 into the king post's joggle, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Raking strut, king post to principal | 10 | 6 × 6 | 74 1/8 | A6-25 stub tenon in a joggle on the king post · A6-25 stub tenon into the principal's underside |
| Eastern white pine: Knee brace, court post to tie (45°) | 10 | 4 × 6 | 56 7/8 | A6-03 tenon into the post, pegged · A6-03 tenon into the tie, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Ridge purlin, its top bevelled to the two slopes | 1 | 6 × 12 | 228 | past the gable · butted over a king post, spiked |
| Eastern white pine: Ridge purlin, its top bevelled to the two slopes | 2 | 6 × 12 | 132 – 240 | butted over a king post, spiked · butted over a king post, spiked |
| Eastern white pine: Knee brace, king post to ridge purlin (45°) | 10 | 4 × 6 | 56 7/8 | A6-03 tenon into the king post, pegged · A6-03 tenon into the ridge purlin, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Outer rafter, south, over the plant | 6 | 8 × 10 | 145 3/8 | A6-51 halved onto the catslide rafter over the outer plate, one bird's mouth, pegged · A6-51 halved onto the principal over the court plate, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Catslide rafter, over the woodshed | 6 | 8 × 10 | 123 1/4 | A6-20 bird's mouth on the woodshed plate, 7 in tail · A6-51 halved onto the outer rafter over the outer plate, pegged |
| Eastern white pine: Outer rafter, north, over the water and power | 6 | 8 × 10 | 158 3/4 | A6-51 halved onto the principal over the court plate, pegged · A6-20 bird's mouth on the outer plate, its tail 2 ft past the plate's centre |
| Eastern white pine: Purlin, on edge across the rafters (the steel on it) | 28 | 3 × 8 | 228 | past the gable, spiked to the rafter · butted over a rafter, cleated and spiked |
| Eastern white pine: Purlin, on edge across the rafters (the steel on it) | 56 | 3 × 8 | 132 – 240 | butted over a rafter, cleated and spiked · butted over a rafter, cleated and spiked |
| Eastern white pine: Gable girt over the stores container | 3 | 6 × 8 | 98 – 270 | A6-05 housed into the post, flush outside, pegged · same |
| Kiln-dried S4S (spruce-pine-fir or pine): Gable stud, girt to the tie or rafter | 7 | 1 1/2 × 5 1/2 | 6 1/8 – 42 1/8 | A2-07 stub tenon into the girt · cut to the rafter's slope, spiked |
| Kiln-dried S4S (spruce-pine-fir or pine): Gable stud, girt to the tie or rafter | 10 | 1 1/2 × 5 1/2 | 48 1/2 | A2-07 stub tenon into the girt · A2-07 stub tenon into the tie |
| Kiln-dried S4S (spruce-pine-fir or pine): Gable stud, tie to the principal | 10 | 1 1/2 × 5 1/2 | 6 5/8 – 55 5/8 | A2-07 stub tenon into the tie · cut to the rafter's slope, spiked |
| Oak (red or bur): Wind post, under the gable girt | 2 | 8 × 8 | 105 | A6-22 on a steel standoff base on its pier · A2-07 stub tenon into the gable girt, pegged |
| Kiln-dried S4S (spruce-pine-fir or pine): Wall girt, 2x6 flat on the posts (the steel on it) | 65 | 5 1/2 × 1 1/2 | 30 – 240 | butted over a post, nailed · same |