New members that did not have a chance to sign up (or anyone else for that matter) can feel free to jump in! No post order. With each of my posts we will begin a new stage of the construction process to keep the project moving along, but feel free to focus on the social aspect of the task :3 Anyway your characters can come up with to make the work more enjoyable/entertaining is more than welcome!! As long as it doesn't impede production that is. / +500
Anann had been pleasantly surprised at how eager the majority of the members had been to volunteer themselves for the projects that she and Jazper hoped to complete this spring. Eliminating any need to assign such tasks to ensure their completion. It filled Anann with pride to know that the others took pride in the pack and the things that they could accomplish working together.
The sparring areas had at least been started, if they were not already finished by now, but there had been a delay in the starting of the barn. Tools that Anann had expected to arrive from a distant trader had not yet arrived. She did not know what had caused the delay in Gavin’s travels, but figured that it did not come without good reason. So in the end the Luna had to resort to scavenging for the tools. After exploring a baker’s dozen of hardware stores Anann had found enough post hole diggers to get the job done. Though the human tools were slightly smaller than the Tosawi versions she had hoped to have they would work well enough. She had even grabbed a few extra handles, just in case any broke.
The logs had been prepped and were stacked and waiting. The lumber and tin too was stacked and ready alongside buckets of nails of varying size. Anann stood in the middle of the cleared construction area where the rough outline of the building was marked out with stones. The largest of which signified where they would be setting the poles that would make the frame and foundation of the structure. She gave a short call to notifying everyone that it was time to get started, the setting just above the morning horizon. It was best they got started while the air was still cool.
Once enough people had gathered that they could get started on the work Anann rolled out the deer skin that she had drawn out the final plans on and motioned for everyone to circle around. Here you can see the basic design of the barn and stables. First we will need to set the poles. Once all the posts are set we can start on the roof, the outer and inner walls will come last. She pointed each out on the diagram as she spoke of them and Anann looked around to see if there were any questions before she went on. We will want to set the posts several feet into the ground. Just remember while you’re digging that if you can stick your arm down in the hole and touch the bottom its not deep enough yet. Also be careful not to make the hole too wide. It needs to be a little bigger than the post so we can pack dirt back in around it, but if its too wide the pole might lean before the ground sets around it. Anann moved from the drawn out plans and over to one of the large stones that had been marked with a whitewash. These mark the locations of the holes we need to dig. Are there any questions? Of coarse there were more specifics to that, but that was why Anann wanted to oversee this project herself and she would double check everything as they went.
Alright, lets get started!
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