Wanton-Hunter House — 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.
| Section (in) | Length (ft) | Pieces | Board feet | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 | 23 | 8 | 1,227 | gable end girt, south gable · gable end girt, north gable · cross girt at a bent |
| 8 × 10 | 20 | 8 | 1,067 | gable end girt, south gable · gable end girt, north gable · cross girt at a bent |
| 8 × 8 | 24 | 2 | 256 | gable mid post |
| 8 × 8 | 23 | 10 | 1,227 | wall post, front and rear walls (corner and bent) · spine post |
| 8 × 8 | 19 | 4 | 405 | wall girt, bay 3 (front and rear) |
| 8 × 8 | 15 | 4 | 320 | wall girt, bay 1 (front and rear) |
| 8 × 8 | 11 | 4 | 235 | wall girt, bay 2 (front and rear) |
| 6 × 10 | 10 | 6 | 300 | first-floor chimney header · chimney header |
| 6 × 10 | 7 | 6 | 210 | first-floor chimney header · chimney header |
| 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 | 23 | 12 | 1,271 | sill, front wall · sill, rear wall · sill, gable end · bent sill, on a cellar cross wall |
| 6 × 6 | 10 | 2 | 60 | curb tie header at a chimney |
| 6 × 6 | 8 | 2 | 48 | curb tie header at a chimney |
| 3 × 10 | 19 | 84 | 3,990 | first-floor joist, along the ridge, sill to sill · first-floor chimney trimmer · floor joist, girt to girt · chimney trimmer, either side of the stack |
| 3 × 10 | 15 | 93 | 3,488 | first-floor joist, along the ridge, sill to sill · first-floor chimney trimmer · floor joist, girt to girt · chimney trimmer, either side of the stack |
| 3 × 10 | 11 | 84 | 2,310 | first-floor joist, along the ridge, sill to sill · hall joist between the cross girts · stairwell trimmer, front and rear of the opening |
| 3 × 10 | 7 | 28 | 490 | first-floor tail joist at a chimney · chimney tail joist, girt to header |
| 3 × 10 | 6 | 19 | 285 | first-floor tail joist at a chimney · chimney tail joist, girt to header |
| 3 × 10 | 5 | 25 | 312 | first-floor tail joist at a chimney · chimney tail joist, girt to header |
| 4 1/2 × 6 | 23 | 6 | 310 | gable top girt at the plate line, south gable · gable top girt at the plate line, north gable · wall plate |
| 4 1/2 × 6 | 20 | 2 | 90 | gable top girt at the plate line, south gable · gable top girt at the plate line, north gable |
| 6 × 4 | 23 | 4 | 184 | curb plate, its outer face bevelled to the lower roof plane |
| 4 × 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | opening header |
| 4 × 6 | 5 | 18 | 180 | opening header |
| 4 × 6 | 4 | 20 | 160 | opening header |
| 3 × 8 | 16 | 40 | 1,280 | lower rafter (40.9°, 10.4/12) |
| 3 × 8 | 14 | 32 | 896 | upper rafter (15.4°, 3.3/12) |
| 3 × 8 | 12 | 3 | 72 | upper rafter, headed off at a roof opening |
| 3 × 8 | 10 | 5 | 100 | upper rafter, headed off at a roof opening · roof header at a chimney |
| 3 × 8 | 8 | 4 | 64 | upper rafter, headed off at a roof opening · roof header at a chimney |
| 3 × 6 | 15 | 30 | 675 | curb tie, the ceiling beam at the break |
| 3 × 6 | 14 | 2 | 42 | curb tie, headed off at a chimney |
| 3 × 6 | 12 | 3 | 54 | curb tie, headed off at a chimney |
| 3 × 6 | 11 | 3 | 50 | curb tie, headed off at a chimney |
| 3 × 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | curb tie, headed off at a chimney |
| 3 × 4 | 12 | 73 | 876 | wall stud, front and rear, first story · opening jamb stud, full story · gable stud, first story |
| 3 × 4 | 11 | 73 | 803 | wall stud, front and rear, second story · opening jamb stud, full story · gable stud, second story |
| 3 × 4 | 9 | 24 | 216 | opening jamb stud, gable (to the rake) · gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie |
| 3 × 4 | 8 | 4 | 32 | gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie |
| 3 × 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie |
| 3 × 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie |
| 3 × 4 | 5 | 52 | 260 | window rough sill · cripple stud, under a rough sill or over a header · gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie · gable stud above the curb tie, top cut to 3.3/12 |
| 3 × 4 | 4 | 56 | 224 | window rough sill · cripple stud, under a rough sill or over a header · gable stud above the curb tie, top cut to 3.3/12 |
| 3 × 4 | 3 | 21 | 63 | cripple stud, under a rough sill or over a header · gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie · gable stud above the curb tie, top cut to 3.3/12 |
| 3 × 4 | 2 | 70 | 140 | cripple stud, under a rough sill or over a header · gable stud above the curb tie, top cut to 3.3/12 |
24,333 board feet of green timber in 953 pieces.
25 members are longer than a 24 ft stick and are scarfed.
Pegs: 236 of dry oak, 1 in by 10 in, estimated joint by joint — order a tenth over. Keys: 20 dry oak keys for the tusk tenons.
Boards: floors about 4,607 sq ft at 1 1/2 in thick (≈6,911 board feet); roof boards about 2,225 sq ft at 1 in (≈2,225 board feet). Add for waste.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sill, front wall | 1 | 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 | 508 1/2 | A6-17 corner · A6-17 corner; scarfed A2-16 |
| Sill, rear wall | 1 | 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 | 508 1/2 | A6-17 corner · A6-17 corner; scarfed A2-16 |
| Sill, gable end | 2 | 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 | 492 1/2 | A6-17 corner · A6-17 corner |
| Bent sill, on a cellar cross wall | 2 | 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 | 492 1/2 | A6-17 tenon into the front sill · A6-17 tenon into the rear sill |
| First-floor joist, along the ridge, sill to sill | 29 | 3 × 10 | 167 1/8 | A4-14 cogged over the inner half of the gable sill · lapped on half the bent sill |
| First-floor chimney trimmer | 2 | 3 × 10 | 167 1/8 | A4-14 cogged over the inner half of the gable sill · lapped on half the bent sill |
| First-floor chimney header | 4 | 6 × 10 | 66 3/4 – 107 | A2-08 tusk tenon into the trimmer · same |
| First-floor tail joist at a chimney | 24 | 3 × 10 | 49 – 66 1/4 | on the gable or bent sill · A3-16 dovetail into the header |
| First-floor joist, along the ridge, sill to sill | 34 | 3 × 10 | 118 5/8 | lapped on half the bent sill · lapped on half the bent sill |
| First-floor joist, along the ridge, sill to sill | 26 | 3 × 10 | 214 1/4 | lapped on half the bent sill · A4-14 cogged over the inner half of the gable sill |
| First-floor chimney trimmer | 2 | 3 × 10 | 214 1/4 | lapped on half the bent sill · A4-14 cogged over the inner half of the gable sill |
| Wall post, front and rear walls (corner and bent) | 8 | 8 × 8 | 262 | A6-22 foot on the sill · A6-02 head tenon into the plate; A6-05 girts housed and pegged |
| Wall girt, bay 1 (front and rear) | 4 | 8 × 8 | 159 3/8 | A6-05 housed tenon into the post, 2 pegs · same |
| Wall girt, bay 2 (front and rear) | 4 | 8 × 8 | 110 5/8 | A6-05 housed tenon into the post, 2 pegs · same |
| Wall girt, bay 3 (front and rear) | 4 | 8 × 8 | 206 1/2 | A6-05 housed tenon into the post, 2 pegs · same |
| Wall stud, front and rear, first story | 19 | 3 × 4 | 126 1/2 | A2-07 stub tenon into the sill · A2-07 stub tenon into the girt |
| Opening jamb stud, full story | 70 | 3 × 4 | 114 – 126 1/2 | A2-07 stub tenon · A2-07 stub tenon |
| Opening header | 39 | 4 × 6 | 35 – 61 | A2-07 into the jamb · same |
| Window rough sill | 38 | 3 × 4 | 35 – 41 | A2-07 into the jamb · same |
| Cripple stud, under a rough sill or over a header | 131 | 3 × 4 | 4 1/2 – 44 | A2-07 stub tenon · butts the rough sill or header |
| Wall stud, front and rear, second story | 18 | 3 × 4 | 116 | A2-07 stub tenon into the girt · A2-07 stub tenon into the girt |
| Gable mid post | 2 | 8 × 8 | 268 | A6-22 foot on the gable sill · A6-05 end girts and the top girts |
| Gable end girt, south gable | 4 | 8 × 10 | 228 1/4 – 257 1/4 | A6-05 into the corner post · A6-05 into the mid post |
| Gable top girt at the plate line, south gable | 2 | 4 1/2 × 6 | 228 1/4 – 257 1/4 | A6-05 into the corner post · A6-05 into the mid post |
| Gable stud, first story | 20 | 3 × 4 | 124 1/2 | A2-07 stub tenon into the sill · A2-07 stub tenon into the girt |
| Gable stud, second story | 19 | 3 × 4 | 114 | A2-07 stub tenon into the girt · A2-07 stub tenon into the girt |
| Opening jamb stud, gable (to the rake) | 8 | 3 × 4 | 93 1/8 | A2-07 stub tenon into the top girt · cut to the rake under the end rafter |
| Gable stud above the plate line, top cut to 10.4/12 or level under the curb tie | 32 | 3 × 4 | 18 5/8 – 93 1/8 | A2-07 stub tenon into the top girt · under the end lower rafter or the curb tie |
| Gable stud above the curb tie, top cut to 3.3/12 | 22 | 3 × 4 | 6 3/4 – 39 3/4 | A2-07 stub tenon into the curb tie · birdsmouthed under the end upper rafter |
| Gable end girt, north gable | 4 | 8 × 10 | 228 1/4 – 257 1/4 | A6-05 into the corner post · A6-05 into the mid post |
| Gable top girt at the plate line, north gable | 2 | 4 1/2 × 6 | 228 1/4 – 257 1/4 | A6-05 into the corner post · A6-05 into the mid post |
| Cross girt at a bent | 8 | 8 × 10 | 228 1/4 – 257 1/4 | A6-05 into the wall post · A6-05 into the spine post; A6-32 summers, A3-16 joists |
| Floor joist, girt to girt | 110 | 3 × 10 | 159 3/8 – 206 1/2 | A3-16 into the girt · same |
| Chimney trimmer, either side of the stack | 8 | 3 × 10 | 159 3/8 – 206 1/2 | A3-16 into the girt · same |
| Chimney header | 8 | 6 × 10 | 66 3/4 – 107 | A2-08 tusk tenon into the trimmer · same |
| Chimney tail joist, girt to header | 48 | 3 × 10 | 45 – 62 1/2 | A3-16 into the girt · A3-16 dovetail into the header |
| Hall joist between the cross girts | 48 | 3 × 10 | 110 5/8 | A3-16 into the girt · same |
| Stairwell trimmer, front and rear of the opening | 2 | 3 × 10 | 110 5/8 | A3-16 into the girt · same |
| Spine post | 2 | 8 × 8 | 258 1/2 | A6-22 foot on the bent sill · A6-05 the top cross girts tenoned into its head |
| Wall plate | 2 | 4 1/2 × 6 | 508 1/2 | A6-02 on the post heads · same; scarfed A2-16 over a post |
| Lower rafter (40.9°, 10.4/12) | 40 | 3 × 8 | 170 1/4 | A6-20 seat on the plate, 12 in tail · A6-33 level head under the curb tie, stub tenon |
| Upper rafter (15.4°, 3.3/12) | 32 | 3 × 8 | 149 3/8 | A6-33 seat on the curb plate, tail cut to the lower roof plane · A6-19 at the ridge |
| Upper rafter, headed off at a roof opening | 8 | 3 × 8 | 76 3/4 – 126 1/4 | A6-33 seat on the curb plate, tail cut to the lower roof plane · A3-16 into the roof header |
| Roof header at a chimney | 4 | 3 × 8 | 76 7/8 – 103 3/8 | A2-08 tusk tenon into the trimmer rafter · same |
| Curb tie, the ceiling beam at the break | 15 | 3 × 6 | 311 1/8 | A6-33 on the lower rafter head, stub tenon and peg; end cut to the roof plane · same |
| Curb tie, headed off at a chimney | 10 | 3 × 6 | 85 5/8 – 153 3/8 | A6-33 on the lower rafter head · A3-16 into the tie header |
| Curb tie header at a chimney | 4 | 6 × 6 | 76 7/8 – 103 3/8 | A2-08 tusk tenon into the curb tie · same |
| Curb plate, its outer face bevelled to the lower roof plane | 2 | 6 × 4 | 508 1/2 | A6-33 on the curb tie ends, cogged · same; scarfed A2-16 over a tie |