April 8, 2008: Cutting in the Kitchen Doorway

Cutting in the Kitchen door way by far the largest cut we had made in the logs. Once we did so it caused the wall to wobble a bit, since it was a 30 ft wall with no support.


In order to stiffen up the door, I cut in a slot about 1/8' along the sides so that I could insert 2' angle iron.


The wall is stiffer now then before we even cut the door to begin with.


Completed door frame:



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