Large Scale Central

Swiss hay barn

Modeling
#1

These can be found all over the mountain sides in GR and other mountainous Cantons. In the “good ole days” the farmer would cut, dry and then store the hay in these structures. Getting it down to the valley was easier once the first snow was on the ground and a sleigh could be used. While with today’s mechanical helpers the hay gets moved as soon as it’s dry, the hay barns are still standing in the landscape. Some of the large ones have even been converted to “cottages” to be rented out to the “city slickers” who are in need of a “rustic experience”. My hay barn will measure 4.5m by 4.5m (just a small one), when “they” built “they” used round timbers. 1/2" for the walls; 5/16" for the floor. Here’s the start of things

The Base

The Floor

Floor notching The notching happens with a 1/2" cutter on the milling machine by plunge feeding the quill through the wood. Works very well with minimal splintering. The split log is because of the pre-drilled hole being a bit smaller than the Cigar Box nail. It get’s weathered anyway! The logs get distressed with a HD utility knife or a quick swirl on the bandgrinder. to be continued! :wink:

#2

Base and floor ready

The pink styrofoam is in lieu of stone supports. :wink: :slight_smile:

#3

Reminds me of Lincoln logs when I was a kid…:wink:

#4
Ken Brunt said:
Reminds me of Lincoln logs when I was a kid.............;)
Ken,

That was before my time, in a different place; but TAC and Kevin must have had some experience. :wink:

#5

HJ, I can’t believe you never played with Lincoln Logs. Even my kids had them and they are younger than you…:confused:

Lincoln Logs

#6
Warren Mumpower said:
HJ, I can't believe you never played with Lincoln Logs. Even my kids had them and they are younger than you....:/

Lincoln Logs


Sheesh Warren,

In 1969, when I emigrated to the “Great White North”, I was 24 years old. I did bring along my trains, but at that time I wasn’t “playing” with them, either.
First layout I built over here: a branchline terminal which came and went from a return loop which also had a passing siding. Lot’s of switching, less running. This was in the spare room of an apartment. :wink: :slight_smile:

#7

That guy has his work cut out for him!

#8
Tom Ruby said:
That guy has his work cut out for him!
Booooooo! Who axed you, Tom.:)
#9
Tom Ruby said:
That guy has his work cut out for him!
Yep and he's whacking away at the wrong beam!

Sheesh, dressed like that … must be a city slicker! :lol: :lol:

#10

Damn, and here I thought someone had done a figure of HJ…:smiley:

#11

Walls are up to the roof level,

but the door frame will be next in line.

#12

Slow down HJ or you will wreck your reputation…:smiley:

#13

Warren Mumpower said:
Slow down HJ or you will wreck your reputation…:smiley:

Yes Warren, I know! It’s a real quandary “To be or not to be the guy who supposedly never gets anything finished.”

Oh BTW, for those who are interested. Some of the logs need to be “pinned” in place for sub-assembly and assembly purposes. I find drilling a 2mm hole and inserting a toothpick pin - with a bit of glue on it - works quite nicely. :wink: On the speed of progress: I use it as a “relaxer” in between making those little detailed Z-scale conifers. Need to stretch and rest my back and eyes every once in a while. :wink: :slight_smile: Not as young as I used to be :smiley: :lol:

#14
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
It's a real quandary "To be or not to be the guy who supposedly never gets anything finished." On the speed of progress: I use it as a "relaxer" in between making those little detailed Z-scale conifers.
Why, HJ, you could have one of those growing on the roof of the barn. And you're not alone in the "never finished" ranks. Sigh.
#15

Chris, That has been a consideration, trust me! :lol: :wink: :lol: One of the next steps, not necessarily in sequence

while I’m still mulling the intricacies of the door frame. :wink: :slight_smile:

#16

Next!

#17

HJ, maybe I should save all my broken hickory drumsticks for you. Are you just pinning the corners or glueing the whole thing?

#18

Marc,

The corner overlap of the walls is nailed with cigar box nails.

The toothpick pinning is just for the extra logs at the front and back.

What size are the hickory drum sticks? SInce they’re tapered you have a good start on fairly tall conifer trunks. :wink:

#19

OK the first four sets of rafters are in place

As “dumb luck” would have it, the spacing works out nice and even, without me calculating anything. As I said sheer dumb luck! :lol: :wink: :lol: But I take that any day it’s served up. :wink:

#20

Nice set of pictures describing the process. If you have room, it might be worth while to have a number of these barns with each one in a different stage of construction. Thanks for sharing.