After a few days of pondering and scratching his head, we have some progress. Mike just couldnt figure out what angles to put the roof at to have it look proper. We wanted a taller point, not the more squaty looking roof top, but we just couldnt figure the math out in our head. So I got on the internet looking for ideas. I mashed a few of the ideas together and came up with 112.5 degrees on the inside point of the roof. But how long to make each board? The best idea we could come up with is to cut the angle and mock it all up on the ground. There we marked out on the ground where the barn would stand and marked the halfway point for the roof peak. Then we didnt get much farther. Until yesterday! My mother and her husband, Wayne, came over to visit the grandkids. Wayne spent some time out in the shop helping Mike to figure out all the angles and stayed to help raise up a complete rafter after setting up the template for Mike. It was wonderful to see it being built again. Now Im getting a bit hopful that it will be done it time.
