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Chad on the Roof
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Collaborative Art Workshop & Presentation w/ the Beehive Collective
Join us and the Beehive Collective (www.beehivecollective.org) for an afternoon of collaborative creative process and cross-pollination.
To begin, the Bees will lead us through their method of designing and creating large-scale collaborative murals which illustrate complex, interconnected concepts through the use of metaphor-rich imagery and visual narrative. We will focus our collective creative attention on developing ideas and images for TLC Farm's educational land signs, working with concepts of social permaculture, decolonization, bioregionalism, watershed health, TLC Farm's educational programming, intentional community and more! This will be a participatory, co-created artistic process - please come even if you've never before been here or thought much about any of this.
Afterwards, the Bees will present their newest mural, The True Cost of Coal, which tells the story of the devastating ecological effects of mountain top removal coal mining in Appalachia and the grassroots resistance that is flourishing in the region.
We will be running a shuttle from People's Coop (SE 21st and Tibbetts), meeting at 1:15 and leaving by 1:30. The shuttle will return to People's by 6:45. This workshop is a by-donation event, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Please RSVP to maralena.murphy@gmail.com so we can know about how many folk to expect. We look forward to seeing you!
dragon bench
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Earthern Plastering Workparty, June 13 10-4
On June 4 & 5, we began plastering the interior of our lovely cob sauna as part of the Village Building Convergence. It was awesomely fun, educational, and very dirty.
We'll be finishing up the interior plastering this Sunday, June 13, from 10-4 and invite you to come. Earthen plaster is accessible to folks of all ages, so kids and elders are very welcome. Please bring your own lunch.
Greenhouse construction 2009 Spring
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Light Clay Straw- Brett- Spring 2009
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odk ovens
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ODK roof in construction
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Outdoor Kitchen Roof
Reciprocal Outdoor Kitchen Roof at Tryon Life Community Farm
Overview:
This document outlines a structure to be built at TLC Farm during the summer of 2008. This "Reciprocal Roof" will replace the temporary roof structure that currently covers the outdoor kitchen on the property. This project will serve as a demonstration of sustainable building techniques and a learning opportunity while increasing our capacity as an education center. It is part of a larger infrastructure building plan currently underway.
Simply put, this project consists of constructing a circular roof on the South side of the "Village Green."
WHAT IS A RECIPROCAL FRAME?
The reciprocal frame is a roof structure where each beam both supports and is supported by other beams in the roof structure. A minimum of 3 beams is required to create a reciprocal frame roof. As each beam supports the next in a reciprocal manner no internal support structure is required. Only the outer end of each beam requires support which will normally be a post used for the wall. The roof loads are transferred to these posts and in turn to the supporting foundation. The beams can be fabricated from timbers, laminated wood, steel or reinforced concrete. A very inexpensive roof structure can be made from logs.
The reciprocal frame roof results in a very strong self-supporting structure with very unique features.
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Materials & Design:
Footings:
10" poured concrete, tubular footings dug to a depth of at least 2', and rising 6" above grade. ¾" rebar extensions for seating posts.
Posts:
Eight skinned and linseed-oil treated fir posts. 8" to 10" in diameter. 8' to 10' in length.
Outer Tension Ring:
Hexagon of 8" fir poles interlocking using timber-frame techniques. This porting of the structure sits atop the posts and supports the rafters. Essentially, it serves the same function as the top of a wall in a standard framed building.
Rafters:
Fir poles 6" to 8" in diameter. At the inner circle, poles rest on themselves in reciprocal fashion and are notched to interlock, then bolted using heavy lag-screws and laced using steel braded cord. This will leave a 4' diameter, open circle in the center which will serve as a smoke escape for our wood-burning stoves and ovens. At the outer wall (tension ring) poles are attached using notching and lag-screws.
Roofing:
The triangular roof panels will be framed with lumber, decked with 2x4 materials, and covered with cedar shake. A cupola will be built over the inner polygon and covered in the same way.
Reciprocal roof
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