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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 14, 2020
Caption: French-Canadian Cabin Design Marker
Additional Description: Captions: Fig. 1: The original cabin door.; Fig. 2: In this detail from the northeast wall, note the bark of Pinus ponderosa (A): wood slivers held in place by mortar linking (B); lost joist ©; and broad axe nicks in wood (D).; Fig. 3: Cut nail from Peterson cabin. Arrows point to beveled upper edges. Such signatures are left when the nail is heated in a dye and hammered for heading. Cut nails of the period from 1815 to late 1830's have this distinct rounded shank under the head, caused by the wide heading clamp.; Fig. 4: Note the rough pine sheathing cut with circular saw. The alder poles were flattened to receive sheathing, likely with a draw knife. The use of Ponderosa pine brought down from the Blue Mountains explains in part the cabins; longevity-the fragments of the Allard cabin on display nearby are cottonwood.; Fig. 5: Note the cheville or dowel pins holding the first log to the sill.; Fig. 6: Here you can see the solace, or granite foundation bolder.; Fig. 7: Angled dove tail corners, typical of French-Canadian design.; Fig. 8: The replacement of trim lumber at the gable suggests the original location of an exterior chimney extending above the roof line.
Submitted: October 28, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p546434
File Size: 3.450 Megabytes

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