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Ken Hume
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Post Community Raising
on: July 6, 2022, 07:48
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Raising timber-frames using pike poles was once widespread practice in New England when many hands together with short, medium and long pike poles could take the place of a crane.

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Scary stuff !

In her latest video - Michele Goss demonstrates how to do this single handed !

See:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA2Ecy9xEQU

OWG say DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME !
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on: March 23, 2026, 10:18
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See a later animated GIF version of the Franklin Pierce College pike pole raising. This was made using photographs taken in the 1980's i.e. pre digital cameras and computer aided presentation.
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