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Reciprocal roof video: removing the charlie stick

By sheer chance, I found this YouTube video in which several builders remove the ‘charlie stick’, or temporary support for a reciprocal roof frame. It looks like it is perhaps Tony Wrench’s account, but unfortunately he has no other videos about the building process. But this is indeed helpful! It gives me clues about the [...]

Preparing for building the reciprocal roof frame

Hello readers: to follow my cob house design and construction process, please visit The Year of Mud: Building a Cob House.
The past few days, I have been dwelling quite heavily on the roof design for my cob house. I will be constructing what is called a reciprocal roof, a self-supporting structure composed of pin oak [...]