Posts categorized as Timber Framing 101
How To Incorporate Steel In A Timber Frame
How To Incorporate Steel In A Timber Frame This post is for people interested in timber frames that incorporate steel. The […]
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Timber Details & Customizing A Frame
Do you ever look at a timber frame and think to yourself, “I love that one,” but you’re not fully […]
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Timber Framing vs. Post and Beam Construction
Timber Framing vs Post and Beam Construction Something that is commonly confused is the difference between timber framing and post […]
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What’s a tree doing up there?
Have you ever been driving by a construction site and thought to yourself, “Why is there a tree on top […]
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Douglas fir–a versatile species
Here at Vermont Timber Works we pride ourselves in being able to use any species of wood that is commercially […]
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Understanding The Basics Of Traditional Joinery
Now that I’ve written the dovetail post, it has occurred to me that I may have jumped the gun a […]
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Timber Frame Engineering
There are endless ways to design a timber frame! For each design, there are certain things an engineer has to […]
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Laminated Timber
Laminated? Glue what? But why? Well, let us tell you about laminated timbers. Natural timber can almost always be used […]
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The Dovetail Joint: A Traditional Timber Connection
A timber frame can seem complicated, but really it’s just like a big 3 dimensional puzzle with different shaped pieces […]
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“Summer Beams”
What is the proper definition of a Summer Beam? a. A ray of light coming from the sky on a […]
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Hand-Crafting Frames Without A CNC Machine
Some timber framers use a CNC machine to cut their timbers, some do not, and some offer both hand cut […]
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Timber Posts
The thing I love about timber framing is that there are so many choices when it comes to the look: […]
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Principal Purlins
Timber frames aren’t always designed to have a structural ridge carrying the load of roof rafters. In these cases, the […]
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Jack, Common, & Hip Rafters
Why are some rafters called Jack and others just called Rafter? Do you know? I do 🙂 At least I […]
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Timber Framing Terms
After you admired your first Timber Frame Home or Barn, and became more interested in the craft of Timber Framing […]
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Hewing Timbers
At Vermont Timber Works we hand hew timbers for antique, rustic looking beams. We use hand-held tools such as […]
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The Aging Process Of Timber
When you purchase a new timber structure and all of the beams finally go into place, the finished product is […]
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Rough Sawn Hemlock–the Unsung Hero of Timber Framing
Here in New England we have a number of species of trees in our forests, which is why we have […]
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