The available wood is comprised of beams, timbers and boards, all of various lengths and widths. Given the fact that this material is of such good quality, I am exploring the possibility of constructing my own home. I am rather experienced with typical household repair projects, but I have never undertaken the construction of a house from scratch. Below you'll find our choices for the two building manuals you need. One is the US Navy's old but uniquely comprehensive and straightforward guide to conventional frame construction.
Any deviation creates complications.
To put it mildly. You really need an engineer to assess condition, strength, suitability and code-aceptability of the timbers you have, and an architect to arrange them into a building design that will meet your needs, stand up over time and meet structural and code requirements. Then, obtain help from engineer, architect and contractor as needed to develop a plan, present it to your code enforcement board and take it from there. Or, use your timbers to erect a farm building.