16 The WoodMizer Way Winter 2019 W illiam Br ockman Port Byr on Illinois SA WMILL L T40 HYDRA ULIC SUPER BLADES RAZOR TIP By The Numbers 3072 total squar e feet 19800 boar d feet of w hite pine w hite oak and r ed oak 85 of pr oject completed with W oodMiz er sa wn lumber 3 y ear s to complete 50000 sa v ed 1ST PLACE Lar ge Bar ns Garag es e want e d t o b uild a s pace f or g a t he ring wit h our lar ge family and t he t r e e s w e use d ne e de d t o be r e mo v e d as t he y w e r e past t he ir prime and rapidly de t e riora t ing W e t ook do wn 75 w hit e pine t r e e s due t o old age and 10 w hit e oaks f or e xt e rior siding F r om t he m w e b uilt a t radit ional t imbe r frame bar n using most ly our o wn lumbe r W e mille d all logs on our W ood Miz e r sa wmill and se nt t imbe r s t o a pr ofe ssional t imbe r framing compan y S igna t ur e P ost and Be am f or planing and cut t ing joine r y T he most he lpful fe a t ur e s of our W ood Miz e r sa wmill include d t he lube syst e m wit h P ine sol adde d t o cut t hr ough pit c hsap fr om pine t he h y draulic lift t o safe ly e le v a t e logs on t he mill and t he boar d r e t ur n was crit ical as w e w e r e milling siding boar ds All t radit ional joine r y mort ise and t e non wit h w hit e oak pe gs was use d in t he const ruct ion of t he bar n and 10 boar d and ba t t e n w hit e oak siding use d squar e cut nails Ov e rall t he pr oje ct t ook 3 y e ar s fr om dr opping t he t r e e s t o comple t ion T his has be e n suc h a r e war ding pr oje ct and ult ima t e ly has c hange d t he dir e ct ion of m y car e e r and our family W e no w use t he bar n f or family and comm unit y e v e nt s as w e ll as a sho wr oom W t o bring cust ome r s in t o se e our w or k W e ha v e had t w o ope n house s with o v e r 350 gue st s and e v e r y one has be e n in a w e o v e r t he be aut y of t he t imbe r s and old sc hool const ruction me t hods T his was a g r e a t family pr oje ct f or m yse lf m y wife and our t w o y oung bo ys w hic h w e r e t he r e wit h us t he e nt ir e t ime Building t his bar n inspir e d me t o le a v e m y 20 y e ar e ngine e ring car e e r wit h J ohn De e r e and pur c hase t he t imbe r framing compan y t ha t he lpe d us b uild t he bar n W e ar e no w t he pr oud o wne r s of S igna t ur e Big Timbe r s LL C and I ge t t o w or k wit h m y W ood Miz e r and t imbe r framing t ools e v e r y da y By William Brockman