Brittany, Luke, and myself started the morning by placing a top plate across the north wall. That piece helped tie all three walls together as well as allowed us to get measurements for the longer gables.

While the other groups began work on the sheathing, the three of us along with Paul began to build the rest of the gables. In order to maintain a consistent slope, we began with the shorter triangular pieces we built yesterday. We added blocking and guides to help with our measurements. Luke and I spent nearly the entire day sizing the pieces and then finessing them into place.

The design required us to build the shape four times – twice atop two walls – so it was a relief to get it done. I’m still nervous, however, because we don’t know for sure if the pieces will fit as they should. We built them entirely on the ground and, with the exception of the bottommost chord, haven’t seen them in place. Tomorrow morning we’ll get another harness and scaffolding and see what they look like on top of the walls (*fingers crossed).