Timber Framing

Find over 150+ timber frame joints and joinery examples, including, mortise and tenon, post and beam, roof joinery, compound joinery, knee braces, and foundation details.

Timber Framing is a Very Old Building Tradition Timber Framing is an ancient building method that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. The building method was developed as a way to build strong and secure buildings out of large pieces of wood, without metal nails, which were expensive and labor intensive to produce.

People often ask us how a timber frame home differs from a conventional, stick built home. In this post, we’ll address some of the primary ways a timber frame home differs from a conventional stick built home.

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Some of the Traditional Joinery Methods we use for our Timber Frames. These joints have been used in woodworking for centuries and are strong and durable.

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What could be better? Learn the basics of timber-framing and get an outbuilding in the process.

Laying out a Brace Corner Part one. The other day a timber framer sent me an email asking me: “Hey Jim, Quick question...do you know of a publication

Build your walls straight, sturdy and plumb with these great tips.