Posts tagged with traditional joinery

What Wood Species Should I Build With?
When you start to plan your Timber Frame project, one of the biggest questions you’ll have to answer is what […]
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Steel Connections and Timber Frames
Today we’re going to look at how Steel is used in Timber Framing. While the traditional joinery techniques that are […]
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Traditional Joints Used in Timber Framing
In this blog post, we’re going to look at some of the Traditional Joinery Methods we use for our […]
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Students From St. Michael’s School Tour Our Timber Shop
Students From St. Michael’s School Tour Our Timber Shop We recently teamed up with St. Michael’s school in CT to […]
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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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Tools of the Timber Trade: The Wire Wheel
To finish the Tools of the Timber Trade series, I would like to visit one of the unsung heroes of […]
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Tools of the Timber Trade: Maebiki Oga
Today our timber framing tool journey takes us to Japan where we will discuss the Maebiki Oga saw, or as […]
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Custom Timber Frame Home
We build custom timber frame homes that suit the needs of our clients. It’s our speciality. Let’s take a look […]
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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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Wrought-Iron & Timber Horse Barn
Would you build a timber frame horse barn on your property? What if you never planned on owning horses? I would! […]
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Historic and Traditional Barn Frame
We love working on historic projects! They are great fun and can be wonderful learning experiences. Let’s take a look […]
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Custom Timber Frame Boathouse
The timber frame boathouse featured in this post is completely custom, and has some really cool details. Do you see […]
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King & Queen Post Trusses
Hail to the King and Queen! 😉 The King Post Truss is straight forward and strong. A king post truss […]
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Raising A Timber Frame
Once timbers have been cut, applied with finish, organized, and packaged up, it’s time to ship them! Where’s the truck? […]
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Girder Truss Applications
In this post we wanted to talk a little bit more about the Girder Truss, when it’s typically used and […]
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Scissor Truss Designs
Beautiful, interesting and often requested by our clients, the scissor truss is a complex and dynamic truss design. While definitely […]
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Constructing A Dining Hall With New & Reclaimed Timber
Sunny 95 is a dining hall in Arlington, OH. The timber frame for this project was constructed using new timber […]
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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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Hybrid Timber Framing
Sometimes a hybrid timber frame is exactly what a client needs to keep a project in budget. The new Badger […]
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Timber Framing with Steel Joinery
We love timber framing–that’s why we do what we do. What really makes a timber frame come together? It comes […]
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Pretty Post & Beam Boathouse
We recently worked to build a boat house on Lake Sunapee. It was a fun project. The frame design needed […]
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Timber Frame Shelter at Six Flags New England
We worked directly with Six Flags New England to provide a custom timber frame shelter for roller coaster riders to wait […]
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