In this episode, we tackle BUILDING A BIG BEAM to be used as the front HEADER on our OFF GRID SAW SHACK. Originally, the plan was to use a few laminated beams for this header, but when we priced them, they were $200 USD each! (Much too much!)

So…we decided it’d be considerably cheaper to build a big beam ourselves (& save a TON of money in the process)!

We still had to purchase some lumber for this, since we needed to span an 18 foot opening, & our Woodland Mills HM 122 sawmill (with 1 track extension) only cuts a max length of 16’9”. It still came out significantly cheaper to do this than to use the laminated beams.

How did we do it? Did it turn out?
What challenges did we encounter?
Tune in to find out!

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