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Huub constructs a log cabin roof frame using hand tools and limited power equipment. After clearing the site and building a stone foundation, the project involves felling trees, debarking logs, and erecting the main frame.0:07 When framing the roof, Huub encounters issues with an electric saw battery and wet, warped lumber delivered for the project.9:12 To compensate for the non-straight middle logs, he uses clamps to force alignment and custom-cuts each roof member to account for centimeter-scale variations.13:09 He pre-drills holes with a size 3 bit to prevent the wood from splitting during assembly.10:00 The process requires marking measurements every 60 centimeters along the frame.10:06 Despite the challenges of working with irregular timber and manual sawing, the roof structure is completed over the course of the project.14:40

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