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Window Bucks

We finished construction of the window bucks today.  We’re using small high-efficiency double-glaze low-e windows which we were able to score from a couple different places for $25/each.  I wish we’d used pre-built windows and doors in the common house.  Unfortunately, we’re not skilled enough carpenters yet to make doors and windows that seal well.

These bucks are known as floating bucks because they won’t be secured to the frame, but will simply rest on the bales and be held in place by compression.  We’ll put some screws on the outside of them so that they bite into the bales.

All that’s left is to stain and oil them.  Then we’ll be ready to start stacking bales!