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2013 Conference Registration Opens
Not to miss! You can now register for the 2013 TFG–
TTRAG–TFEC–TFBC Conference in Burlington, Vt.
TTRAG–TFEC–TFBC Conference in Burlington, Vt.
Registrations we receive for the full conference before July 1 will save $50.
- Download the registration PDF now, which you can print, fill out, and fax or mail with payment.
- Register online, fast, at the TFG Store.
- Expect the informative conference flyer in your mailbox by the end of May.
- View the conference flyer online now!
Burlington Conference Slide Show
We're looking for a volunteer to run the slide show in Burlington.
Shear Testing in Burlington
Our new shear tester will take center stage at the August conference. (Tension and scarf-bending testers are on sabbatical.) This new rig tests timber joints in shear, an area critically important to heavy timber joinery. We can put the rig to work busting standard *lumber* connections, too.
As ever, we would love to test your traditional, modern, or flaky connections. We invite you to challenge our rig with your best (or worst) ideas.
The testers reserve the right to refuse to test any sample or stop any test that we determine is unsafe for the rig, the testers, or the audience (though not their reputations).
If you have questions about what we can safely test, ask Mack at 401-441-5217. If you can't make the conference, please send along your sample with a colleague or competitor.
If you have questions about what we can safely test, ask Mack at 401-441-5217. If you can't make the conference, please send along your sample with a colleague or competitor.
The Poland Story
The longest-running project in Guild history has been the collaborative re-creation of much of the destroyed 18th-century Gwozdziec Synagogue, for the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.Read more at our extensive Gwozdziec blog.
New York Times article (19 Apr 2013)
Boston Globe article (20 Apr 2013)
New York Times article (16 Jun 2011)
2013 TFG Conference
Burlington, Vermont
Save August 8–11 for the Guild’s main 2013 gathering, at Champlain College.We've gathered all of our groups into one event this year. The theme "Back to our Roots" calls for a strong focus on the traditions of our craft, but we're looking forward too. And we’ll have a track from the Timber Frame Engineering Council, a day for the general public, and speakers from the Timber Frame Business Council.
Lake Champlain is sublime in August, and since school will be out, we are holding a children's workshop and numerous outdoor activities.
This will be one of the most affordable events in Guild history.
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If so, please share them for a new Scantlings back-page feature. The more unusual, the better!
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