Shawver Plank-Frame Dairy Barn — materials

Every stick packed into the standard lengths — 8 to 24 ft in 2 ft steps — by nominal size; board feet at the nominal size, as lumber is sold (full-sawn rough plank, each size ordered at its own inch: 2 in is 2 in). A piece 5 ft or longer is bought at the next standard length; the short ones — blocks, cripples, bridging — are cut from 8 to 16 ft sticks. The frame is spiked and bolted: no pegs, no mortises.

Size	8 ft	10 ft	14 ft	16 ft	20 ft	22 ft	24 ft	Sticks	Board feet	For
bur oak 2x10			120					120	2800	joist bearer
bur oak 2x8	225		38		36			299	4069	outer plank · filler · sill plank · post filler · side sill · bottom nailer
bur oak 2x6			16					16	224	basement nailer
bur oak 2x4	160			50				210	1387	brace along the basement · clamp brace
white pine 2x12	18							18	288	collar
white pine 2x8	15	18	101	54	18	96	18	320	7309	floor joist · wall post · purlin post · splice block · main tie · roof support …
white pine 2x6		18	64	102	102	22		308	5232	sub-support · nailer · wall brace · rafter
white pine 2x4	32		12					44	283	stay · purlin brace

21,592 board feet of framing lumber in 1335 sticks.

Boards: 2-in plank floor 4,000 sq ft at 2 in ≈ 8,000 board feet; roof boards 6,531 sq ft at 1 in ≈ 6,531 board feet (plus waste).

Not in this list: masonry, the ½-in carriage bolts and the spikes, siding, doors and windows, roofing.

Sizes follow the model, which is proportioned from the 1929 framing plans with estimated heights, not engineered. Nothing here is priced.