[Nordskogen] Ridge pole sleeve

[Sandy]

When I hear ridge pole, I think a horizontal member that creates a ridge in 
the top of the pavilion. In my vocabulary, I'm thinking you are talking 
about a center pole. Are you speaking of the horizontal or vertical? I don't 
remember seeing a horizontal member with a splice/joint. Maybe I haven't 
been looking at the same tents. :-)

Duncan made the center pole (4" x 4" laminated from 1" stock) with a custom 
welded hefty stainless steel sleeve for the Nordskogen pavilion  after 
watching the original pole bend in the wind.

For mine (2" x 3" laminated from 1" stock), he did a lap joint held together 
with 3 bolts with wing nuts (no tools required). And the wing nuts can be 
used for ready made 'pegs' to hang things on.

Justin did a interlocking wood joint for Marwen's center pole (3" x 3" made 
from 2x2's). The thing I've noticed with it is the possibility of swelling 
in humidity or rainy weather (makes it harder to get it together and/or 
apart).

Duncan is thinking of making his ridge (horizontal - 3" x 5 1/2" laminated 
from 2x6's) a 2 part beam instead of the single piece it is now. He would 
draw on a timber framing joint (wedged lapped joint) to make it sturdy 
enough to meet his criteria.

Duncan says you can get mild steel tubing at Beiswinger's (sp) Ace Hardware 
at Hwy 96 and Hwy 35W. He says steel tubing should be fairly easy to find at 
hardware stores or Home Depot also. If you're looking for stainless or 
something special like brass, it would be harder.

Cassandra
Nordskogen

----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: [Nordskogen] Ridge pole sleeve
> Oswald and I need to make a new ridge pole for our wall tent. We would 
> like
> to draw on the expertise of other tent users for suggestions of what to 
> use
> for the sleeve that holds the two sections of the ridge pole together.
>




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