A Better Way for Timber Frame Knee Braces The Joint and Peg team recommends that you typically always have the knee braces of a timber frame suspended from the beam when you are flying the beam during a raising. We find that most do not do this. Assuming you have […]
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How To Find the Center of a Circle Find the center of a circle! Look above, many times this will be called upon in the tradesman toolbox. Fear not fellow tradespeople, follow the instructions below. Also helpful for drafters, architects, and whoever else is trying to find that elusive center
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How to build a timber frame without plywood. Do you need plywood on your timber frame barn? 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
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Cut a timber with a Handsaw. With an understanding of handsaw basics, it is pretty easy to do it correctly. In short, do not ever cut any lines that you can’t see with a hand saw. Its 3 Steps. Layout some practice lines on your timber (the part that is