Last weekend was clear (and cold) so we made the most of it and raised the section, called a "bent", of the timber frame shed.  It's been a very long project but I've always been interested in how old timber framed barns were build and wanted to try my hand at it.  So since I didn't need another barn, this shed project seemed like a good alternative.  The plans were from a book I purchased and several years ago I found a local independent sawmill to cut the wood to spec.  Then I let the wood dry for a year or so then started the project which has been ongoing for the past few.  For the most part it's been a winter project.  Here's a few pics of the raising.....

The main timbers are 8x8 and darn heavy

But with the gin pole and a block and tackle the raising was manageable

SUCCESS!