Job site hints on what we have learned on the timber frame construction site. Raising tricks and secrets to moving heavy stuff.
Raising timber frames is heavy stuff. Sometimes a small frame can be raised with a small crew working on “apple” power. We used this traveling frame to showcase our work. You can do the same as we. It was a great start to get into timber frame construction.
You are probably in the field and someone has poured a circular slab. However, they didn’t leave you the origin of the circle. You could also be wanting to create an arch and you need to find a spot on the shop floor to use your trammel points (large compass) …
Plywood and barns don’t go together. The short answer is, No. However, it is true that modern day panel products such as OSB and plywood do provide a measure of lateral strength when analyzing enclosed timber frames. In most cases, the desire to build the timber frame without the need …
The Bower at Edmunds Oast was designed in house. We built and raised the structure in November of 2014. The frame consists of second growth Cypress from the Sandhills of NC. There is also some elaborate metal work to resolve tension in the trusses. There are four open air bays …