masts raised

yesterday, i assembled the gable walls and raised the temporary ridge poles. slow day!

certainly, the gable wall assembly would have gone faster if:
- i knew the length of the top plate without making multiple cuts to find out
- the stock was all straight and no prying and squeezing during nailing was needed
- i had brought up all the tools i needed in one go instead of going back & forth
- i had adjusted the nail gun to set nails to the proper depth without needing a hammer

the nail depth is tricky, as there are different angles of nailing involved, and each type requires its own depth setting. i suppose, ideally, i'd have multiple guns with their own setting used for the different types of nailing involved. but that's expensive. and really, i only spent about two minutes going over my work with a hammer.

the ridge pole raising was very slow. certainly, i'd like to speed that up.
- pre-determined bracing lengths and angles would have helped
- would require pre-cutting braces
- would allow placing brace bases without eyeballing or fumbling around with stock
- connection details for speed & strength should be developed

so it's xmas eve. i think we're getting some rain & wind tomorrow, but that shouldn't be a big deal. i'll wait on raising the ridge, as that won't like high winds without rafters holding it up.