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Shaker Meeting House, Mount Lebanon — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 × 18 | 26 | 14 | 7,644 | wall post, wrought from a 14x18: a 10x14 shaft under a 14x18 bracket cap |
| 10 × 14 | 26 | 4 | 1,213 | corner post |
| 10 × 10 | 23 | 2 | 383 | sill |
| 10 × 10 | 22 | 2 | 367 | sill |
| 10 × 10 | 20 | 4 | 667 | sill |
| 8 × 10 | 23 | 2 | 307 | plate |
| 8 × 10 | 22 | 2 | 293 | plate |
| 8 × 10 | 20 | 4 | 533 | plate |
| 6 × 12 | 24 | 42 | 6,048 | tie beam (one of a pair) |
| 5 × 6 | 10 | 12 | 300 | header, laid flat |
| 4 1/2 × 6 | 16 | 14 | 504 | upright prince post |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 22 | 14 | 642 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-6¾" radius · arch plank, bent to a 45'-4¼" radius |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 21 | 63 | 2,756 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-9¼" radius · arch plank, bent to a 45'-6¾" radius · arch plank, bent to a 45'-4¼" radius · arch plank, bent to a 45'-1¾" radius |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 19 | 14 | 554 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-9¼" radius · ceiling rafter, curved |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 18 | 14 | 525 | ceiling rafter, curved |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 17 | 7 | 248 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-9¼" radius |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 15 | 7 | 219 | ceiling rafter, curved |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 12 | 14 | 350 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-6¾" radius · arch plank, bent to a 45'-4¼" radius |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 8 | 7 | 117 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-1¾" radius |
| 2 1/2 × 10 | 6 | 7 | 88 | arch plank, bent to a 45'-1¾" radius |
| 4 × 5 | 16 | 14 | 373 | prince post |
| 4 × 5 | 15 | 14 | 350 | prince post |
| 4 × 5 | 14 | 14 | 327 | prince post |
| 4 × 5 | 13 | 14 | 303 | prince post |
| 4 × 5 | 12 | 14 | 280 | prince post |
| 4 × 5 | 10 | 14 | 233 | prince post |
| 3 × 6 | 10 | 210 | 3,150 | purlin |
| 3 1/2 × 5 | 24 | 4 | 140 | wind brace, long |
| 3 1/2 × 5 | 17 | 8 | 198 | wind brace |
| 3 × 5 | 8 | 28 | 280 | strut |
| 2 1/2 × 5 | 11 | 234 | 2,681 | ceiling joist |
32,074 board feet of green timber in 817 pieces.
14 members are longer than a 24 ft stick and are scarfed.
18 members are longer than a 24 ft stick — a post or a rafter is not scarfed, so these are a special order at full length.
Pegs: 330 of dry oak, 3/4 in by 16 in, estimated joint by joint — order a tenth over.
Iron: 49 bolts 3/4 in by 16 in, through each tie-beam pair, seven to a truss (sheet 8); 14 bolts 7/8 in by 22 in, down through the tie beam into the plate at each wall post (sheet 9); 126 cast washers. The ½ in bolts through iron plates at alternate prince posts, the ¼ x 1½ x 30 in straps through the arches and the bolts at the ceiling rafters are on the drawings but not counted.
Boards: floor (not drawn) about 0 sq ft at 1 in thick (≈0 board feet); roof boards about 5,711 sq ft at 1 in (≈5,711 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 | 2 | 10 × 10 | 250 1/4 | square at the corner · scarfed over a post (A2-16) |
| Sill | 6 | 10 × 10 | 228 5/8 – 260 5/8 | scarfed over a post (A2-16) · scarfed over a post (A2-16) |
| Wall post, wrought from a 14x18: a 10x14 shaft under a 14x18 bracket cap | 14 | 14 × 18 | 295 1/2 | A6-22 tenon into the sill · A6-02 head tenon into the plate, from the cap |
| Corner post | 4 | 10 × 14 | 295 1/2 | A6-22 tenon into the sill · A6-02 head tenon into the plate |
| Plate | 2 | 8 × 10 | 250 1/4 | square at the corner · scarfed over a post (A2-16) |
| Plate | 6 | 8 × 10 | 228 5/8 – 260 5/8 | scarfed over a post (A2-16) · scarfed over a post (A2-16) |
| Prince post | 84 | 4 × 5 | 105 7/8 – 172 7/8 | A6-37 head tenoned up through three laminations of the arch, a ¾ in peg in each · foot bolted to the ceiling rafter |
| Upright prince post | 14 | 4 1/2 × 6 | 175 1/4 | A6-37 head tenoned up through three laminations of the arch, a ¾ in peg in each · foot bolted to the ceiling rafter |
| Tie beam (one of a pair) | 14 | 6 × 12 | 786 | on the plate, ⅞ in bolt · same; housed 1 in for every prince post, ¾ in bolts through the pair |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-9¼" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 206 5/8 | cut level on the tie beam · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-9¼" radius | 14 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 240 5/8 | butt joint, staggered · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-9¼" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 182 5/8 | butt joint, staggered · cut level on the tie beam |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-6¾" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 131 3/8 | cut level on the tie beam · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-6¾" radius | 14 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 239 1/2 | butt joint, staggered · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-6¾" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 251 1/8 | butt joint, staggered · cut level on the tie beam |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-4¼" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 247 1/2 | cut level on the tie beam · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-4¼" radius | 14 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 238 3/8 | butt joint, staggered · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-4¼" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 128 1/4 | butt joint, staggered · cut level on the tie beam |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-1¾" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 54 | cut level on the tie beam · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-1¾" radius | 21 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 237 1/4 | butt joint, staggered · butt joint, staggered; ¾ in pegs through the laminations |
| Arch plank, bent to a 45'-1¾" radius | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 77 3/4 | butt joint, staggered · cut level on the tie beam |
| Ceiling rafter, curved | 7 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 200 3/8 | butted to the wall post · bolted to the prince posts |
| Ceiling rafter, curved | 21 | 2 1/2 × 10 | 158 7/8 – 217 7/8 | butt joint at a prince post · bolted to the prince posts |
| Strut | 28 | 3 × 5 | 78 1/4 | against the wall post · under the tie beam |
| Header, laid flat | 12 | 5 × 6 | 100 1/4 | tenoned into the tie beam · same |
| Purlin | 210 | 3 × 6 | 104 1/4 | tenon into the arch · same |
| Ceiling joist | 234 | 2 1/2 × 5 | 114 1/4 – 115 1/2 | under a ceiling rafter, nailed · same |
| Wind brace, long | 4 | 3 1/2 × 5 | 271 1/4 | lapped on an upright prince post, bolted · same, and on the post it passes |
| Wind brace | 8 | 3 1/2 × 5 | 188 1/8 | lapped on an upright prince post, bolted · same; A2-04 halving |