The Roof (Frame) is Up

The smithy is progressing along. After almost a month doing masonry work I was able put up the corner posts, beams and trusses in one afternoon - although I had framed the trusses up the day before.

The next item to do is to fill in the walls. Once the walls are filled in the temporary bracing can come off and the structure should be rock solid - and then I will go up on the roof and install the decking, cupola, and shingles. I've temporarily tarped the structure, until I put the decking down.

Yes, I did say cupola. Among the many crazy things I am doing (many for the first time) on this project I am going to build a cupola on the roof that will act as the chimney for the forge. But more on that later....