PHOTOS of the Frame Raising

The construction method of Lolly Willows is unusual. It is a modified version of a traditional French Canadian method known as "pièces sur pièces" or "pièces sur pièces avec poteaux à coulisse." Unlike the more familiar style of log cabin which was brought from Sweden, the logs are hewn square, and the weight is carried by vertical posts. It was long favored in Quebec and throughout the fur trade. For more about "pièces sur pièces," see: http://www.log-world.com/article_piece_en_piece.php or see PDF file

Here (photo below) is a surviving example built in 1888 as a fur warehouse at Fort St. James, Canada:


Photos from "frame raising day" with friends, neighbors and the crew of Old School Builders. Hidden beyond the green mountains, its sturdy cedar timber frame rose silhouetted against the August sky: Lolly Willows.