TimberFest 2026

Jack Sobon

Jack A. Sobon is an architect, builder, and teacher specializing in timber framed buildings. Since 1980, he has devoted his life to understanding the craft of timber framing. Using only traditional hand tools and often starting right in the forest, he has framed and erected over 50 structures. As an architect, he consults on historic structures as well as designing new timber framed structures. He was a founding director of the Timber Framers Guild and founder of the Traditional Timber Frame Research and Advisory Group (TTRAG), an offshoot of the Guild. He has four books to his credit, including his latest: Hand Hewn, the Traditions, Tools, and Enduring Beauty of Timber Framing.

Presentation

"Hideous & Howling Wilderness": Evidence of the Original Forests in New England

Woods Walk with Jack