TIMBER FRAMING

TIMBER FRAMING 111 (Mar 2014)
Topics: On Timber Framing, 1992. Tools: Track Saw for Timbers. A Geometrica Perspective on the Burr Truss Covered Bridge. Lost in Translation: Early Square Rule Framing in Central Vermont. Confessions of a Timber Frame Salesman. New Enclosures for Timber Frames? Documentation and Assessment Methods for Timber Structures. Earthquakes and Early Timber Frames.
6.29 MB. Published on Mar 1, 2014.

TIMBER FRAMING 110 (Dec 2013)
Books: Geometric Design. Letters: Covered Bridge Loading. The Bernese Bauernhaus. Toward Effective Client Relations. Engineered Timber Connectors. Norwegian Grindbygg Construction. German Code Provisions for Mortises and Tenons Loaded in Shear.
4.55 MB. Published on Dec 1, 2013.

TIMBER FRAMING 109 (Sep 2013)
Notes and comment: Whither the Guild? Capacity of Load-Bearing Housings. A Swing-Beam Barn Working Drawing. The Alexander Knight House. Wooden Houses of Istanbul. Structural Screw Technology. Reflections on Load Capacity of Historic Covered Bridges.
5.15 MB. Published on Sep 1, 2013.

TIMBER FRAMING 108 (Jun 2013)
Letters: Flaunting Wealth? (An Exchange). Raising in Warsaw. The Liegender Stuhl Roof Style. Virginia Church, with Liegender. A Quaker Meetinghouse in Costa Rica.
7.03 MB. Published on Jun 1, 2013.

TIMBER FRAMING 107 (Mar 2013)
Books: Complex Roof Framing. Timber Framing for the Homestead. Making Riven Pins. Traditional Log Building in Estonia. When Good Timbers Go Bad. It Takes Three to Yield One.
6.17 MB. Published on Mar 1, 2013.

TIMBER FRAMING 106 (Dec 2012)
Poem: What I Want to Remember. Books: Repair and Conservation. Guild Conference Slide Shows 2012. French Hip Layout. The Trusses of Abbey San Domenico. The Triple-Bypass Tying Joint.
7.81 MB. Published on Dec 1, 2012.

TIMBER FRAMING 105 (Sep 2012)
Books: New England Meetinghouses. French Apprentice Tour. Covered Bridge Truss Engineering. Miscellaneous Joint Addendum. A Week at the Wapsipinicon Mill.
6.84 MB. Published on Sep 1, 2012.

TIMBER FRAMING 104 (Jun 2012)
Topics: Attack of the Green Gizmos. The Shape of Structure. The Wood Lattice Bridges at Sneek. Kitchen-sink Scribe: Live-edge Timber Layout for Everyone. Freight Management and Storage of Architectural Timbers. Tying Joint Addendum.
5.16 MB. Published on Jun 1, 2012.

TIMBER FRAMING 103 (Mar 2012)
Letters: Frank Baker, Robert L. (Ben) Brungraber, Thomas A. Vitanza. The Swing-beam Barn in Southern Washington County, New York. Sierra Nevada Barn Evolution II. A Tang-style Temple in Dunhuang. Wood protection by Design.
6.14 MB. Published on Mar 1, 2012.

TIMBER FRAMING 102 (Dec 2011)
Topics: Scribe Rule, Square Rule, Democracy and CNC. Sierra Nevada Barn Evolution. Covered Bridge Truss Types. Blenheim Bridge, a Remembrance. Bell Tower in the South Tyrol.
6.08 MB. Published on Dec 1, 2011.

TIMBER FRAMING 101 (Sep 2011)
Books: Master's Guide to Timber Framing. The Lordship Barn and Regulating Line Technique. Timber Grading, or "Select" Timber Has Knots. The Portland Observatory. Church in the Trentino–Alto Adige. A Synagogue Roof in Poland.
6.11 MB. Published on Sep 1, 2011.

TIMBER FRAMING 100 (Jun 2011)
Letters: Bending Scarfed Beams (Mack Magee). Structural Insulated Panels: An Exchange (Chris Schwind, Adrian Jones). Restoring Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Parmaribo. Island Beauty. Why Are We Still Pushing Polygons? Wood Decay and Protection. Wooden Jewel of the Langhe.
5.94 MB. Published on Jun 1, 2011.

TIMBER FRAMING 99 (March 2011)
Guild Notes & Comment: Minneapolis. Basic Beam Sizing. Beam Calculator Software Review. Are SIPs Necessary? Elementary Building Geometry. New Hope Methodist Church. Enclosing the Timber Frame.
5.53 MB. Published on Apr 1, 2011.

TIMBER FRAMING 98 (December 2010)
Guild Notes & Comment. Scarf Joint Addendum. Testing Scarf Joints in Bending. Tou-Kung and China's Wooden Monuments. Vancouver Island Green Retreat. Visit with a Collector-Craftsman.
10.24 MB. Published on Dec 30, 2010.

TIMBER FRAMING 97 (September 2010)
Notes & Comments. TTRAG 2010. Why Presentation Matters. Dutch Buildings in North America. Plumb Line Scribe 2. A Sojourn with the Compagnons.
8.01 MB. Published on Oct 10, 2010.

TIMBER FRAMING 96 (June 2010)
Guild Note & Comment. Choosing Wood Species. Plumb Line Scribe 1. Some Umbrian Framing. Good Vibrations 1: A Practitioner's Guide.
6.24 MB. Published on Jul 10, 2010.

TIMBER FRAMING 95 (March 2010)
Books: Crafting Frames of Timber. Drawing a Frame in SketchUp. Useful Geometries for Carpenters. The Riddle of Tremblay. Capacity of Pegged Connections.
4.97 MB. Published on Apr 10, 2010.

TIMBER FRAMING 94 (December 2009)
Books: How Structures Work. Drawing a Frame in SketchUp. A Visit to the Forbidden City. Playhouse Design and Safety.
6.35 MB. Published on Dec 15, 2009.

TIMBER FRAMING 93 (September 2009)
Notes & Comment: Iron and Wood in Brasstown. Tools: A New Japanese Saw. Restoring a Queenpost Truss Covered Bridge. The Abyssinian Meeting House. Mechanically Laminated Beams. TTRAG 2009.
8.1 MB. Published on Sep 15, 2009.

TIMBER FRAMING 92 (June 2009)
Books: Oak: The Frame of Civilization. Books: Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings: A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers, and Mills. Citations. Letters. When Roofs Collide: V. More Powers of the Tangent. Timber Framing in Nepal. Milling Your Own Timbers.
8.43 MB. Published on Jun 15, 2009.