In Honor of 2018 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Wood County, Man Builds Replica of Wold's Largest Round Barn
Sunday, July 8th, 2018 -- 6:29 AM
-For more than six decades, Bill Haas has been creating carpentry masterpieces.A retired carpenter and business owner, Haas enjoys re-creating history through his craft. Though he spent his professional career building homes and other constructions, and even many of his “for fun” buildings are life-size, including a church, covered bridge, log cabin - and a replica of the one-room Pioneer Schoolhouse he attended as a child, several of his creations are to-scale tabletop models. He has recreated his family’s German-style barn, his wife Judy’s Dutch-style barn, and other relics of the past. Most recently, Haas has constructed a to-scale model of the World’s Largest Round Barn in Marshfield, in honor of Farm Technology Days, which is taking place in his native Wood County this July. Inspired by Farm Technology Days coming to his home county this July, earlier this year Bill visited the barn to take photos and measurements inside. The original barn is 150’ across by 70’ high. The replica is 1/4th inch to the foot.
On January 14, 2018, Bill made the first cut, a circle that would be the foundation for the miniature round barn. During the cold winter months, Bill spent hours in his workshop and made several trips to the Central Wisconsin Fairgrounds to take more photos and measurements. Various family members helped at different stages of the construction, assisting with measurements, painting, and other tasks. After more than 500 hours of work, Haas’ patience and dedication paid off with a beautiful recreation of Marshfield’s historic landmark.
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