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Work Party Five : Setting Joists, Laying the Deck, Building the Staircase : 11/22/97

Cast of Characters

Kelvin Pierce, Dave Proctor, Marc Fink, Marvin Presley, Pete Lehmann, Geoff Mumford, Tom McGowan, Brian Vant-Hull, Bacil Dickerson, Bill Robertson, Matt Graham, Karen Carra, Steve Kinsley, Bob Gillisse, Chuck Pyle, Tad Eareckson, Mike Chevalier, Mark Cavanaugh, George Price, Judy McCarty, John Middleton, Sheila Boyle, Mark Gardner, Doug Wakefield, Christy Huddle, Jim Strube

Another work party? Yup, you guessed it, another foggy, rainy, windy, freezing, miserable day. Guess it beats working on a day of wonderful flying conditions... barely!

With a turnout close to 30, we're able to set the joists, install the decking, build the staircase, and take out more trees on the right side of the slot. The last of the staircase steps went in after nightfall, by the light of a kerosene lantern; there was no way we were going to leave things unfinished! Sorry about the lack of photos for the stairway construction, but we were all hustling at that point...

These photos are more-or-less in sequence, top to bottom and left to right.

Christy and Sheila prep joists for cutting
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 386089 bytes 		George directs the set-up of our mini-sawmill
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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The sawmill operation in full-swing; Christy loves her radial saw!
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 318343 bytes 		A salvage crew gets to work on the wood from the old ramp.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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Some of the salvagers: Judy, John M, Mark C, Karen, Joe, Matthew.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 538348 bytes 		Christy and Jim Strube build a mondo rocker bench from the salvaged wood.
Photo: M. Chevalier?
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 108970 bytes
Kelvin, Tom, Marvin, and George setting the first joists.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 405349 bytes 		The full joist-crew starts cranking.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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The lower set of joists all in place.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 380180 bytes 		Geoff helps guide joists down for the upper set.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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Work on the joists is finished!
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 407688 bytes 		A view of the joists from the left.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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This was probably the foggiest of all the work parties.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 364959 bytes 		Marvin, nail-gunner-extraordinaire, putting down the first of the decking boards.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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Marc, Matthew, and Mark C. feed decking down from mid-ramp.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 339912 bytes 		Mark G, John, Judy, and Karen prep the decking at the top.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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A rare break in the fog; there is a valley down there!
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 378880 bytes 		George can't wait to fly!
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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Pete, Dave P, Marvin, and George take a break to enjoy the view.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 370051 bytes 		The deck slowly creeps upward, and the fog closes back in.
Photo: M. Chevalier?
Date: 11/22/97
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Meanwhile, the master runner for the stairway is built and then checked.
Photo: M. Chevalier?
Date: 11/22/97
Size: 118763 bytes 		The last few decking boards go down.
Photo: M. Cavanaugh
Date: 11/22/97
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The deck is completed at last! Some of the principals take a bow...
Photo: M. Chevalier?
Date: 11/22/97
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