September 13th, 2013
This really is an ancient bit of kit but the plumb bob is still absolutely essential to the modern timber […]
Read moreSeptember 08th, 2013
Common rafters need fixing down onto the main structural timbers, ridge, purlin and wallplate to prevent your roof from blowing […]
Read moreSeptember 01st, 2013
Most timber framing joints are held together with oak pegs, and the frame is designed in such a way that […]
Read moreAugust 23rd, 2013
Sometimes in life, and in timber framing, there is just too much going on at the same point. This can […]
Read moreJuly 19th, 2013
The tusk tenon is a useful joint to choose when you need to connect horizontal timbers (such as in a […]
Read moreJuly 13th, 2013
The trouble with floor joists is that there are always lots of them. It’s nobody’s fault but if you didn’t […]
Read moreJuly 05th, 2013
How you organise the frame with chisel marks is crucial to the job of putting the whole shooting match back […]
Read moreJune 28th, 2013
Once the crossframes are all done and out of the workshop, work can begin on the wall frames which run […]
Read moreJune 21st, 2013
The ‘Lay Up’ in the timber framing process This is the process by which the timbers that will make up […]
Read moreJune 14th, 2013
Timber framers (such as myself), like to perpetuate the myth that the mysterious and esoteric art of “scribing” is beyond […]
Read moreJune 07th, 2013
Yes, it happens. You have a bad day, the wind mysteriously dislodges the plumb bob, sawdust in your eye blurs […]
Read moreJune 01st, 2013
We would like to introduce a great new member of our team – Claire, who is over from Brittany for the […]
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