Steve's next workweek was scheduled for June. Planned activities were building/installing doors and substantially advancing the chinking. Building the doors was to be my part of the project, and had to be completed prior to the workweek. Steve delivered a load of rough cut 2 inch thick white oak, and it took nearly two weeks to turn that lumber into two finished doors and frames. Here was the first time the first door was closed into it's frame, to test for fit:
The finished doors in their frames were quite heavy - the doors without the frames weighed around 120 lbs each. Steve had provided the (square) door opening measurements, which is what I built the doors to. As it came time to put the first one in place, I told Steve that for two weeks I had been nervous every time I made a cut, afraid that I would mess something up. Now I grinned at Steve and told him it was his turn to be nervous - we were using his measurements, and about to find out if they were right...
The rest of the work week was devoted to the chinking. Doug and Ed installed the wire mesh between the logs which would provide a base for the mortar:
Steve was also the Camp Cook at the end of the days:
All the mesh was installed during the work week, and then Steve worked when he could to finish the mortar. In mid-July he had completed the chinking on the outside. The cabin now has doors, windows, and the walls are weather tight:
