visit goldco.com/wranglerstar to get a free 2026 Gold + Silver Kit. That’s goldco.com/wranglerstar It’s been almost 30 years since I last cut roof rafters by hand — today I had to relearn the whole process on the timber frame woodshed. The first rafter is always the hardest: figuring overhangs, bird’s mouths, crown direction, and getting proportions that actually look right. Once that one was true, the rest became a production run — chamfers to match the frame, string-line alignment, and trusting the square foundation to tell the truth. In this episode: • Relearning rafter layout after three decades • Cutting bird’s mouths by hand • Crowning boards the correct way • Chamfer details to match the timber frame • Using a string line to keep everything dead straight • Installing all nine rafters • Toothless supervises from 20 feet up a tree Seeing the roofline appear changed the entire feel of the building. Next we’ll finish the slatted interior walls so green firewood can dry with full airflow and be ready for winter. Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to keep sharing these long-form builds — you’re the reason this project continues.