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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: greaser] #736507 10/27/12 11:10 AM
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OK, I thought they looked like pretty big pieces of wood.


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: SkunkHunter] #736508 10/27/12 12:34 PM
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Yep. This ain't no stick built home <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> for more info check out Vermont Frames


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: gun dog] #736509 10/27/12 01:06 PM
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Still can't see the pictures. What's the trick?


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: Hobbes] #736510 10/27/12 02:35 PM
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No clue. Sorry hobbes i wish i could help.


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: gun dog] #736511 10/27/12 09:53 PM
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In heavy timber framing you use heavy timbers, as opposed to "stick framing" where you use 2x4s and such.

Another important difference is that in the best timber frames, each framing member is cut to fit into the other pieces, or "joined," like a 3D puzzle, in a way that resists the structural forces of the building. The joints are usually started with a saw and then finished very precisely with a razor-sharp framing chisel. The joinery is pegged with wooden dowels, so there are no metal connectors whatsoever in the frame of your house.

Here are a couple of fun timber framing links for you guys to look at:

http://foxmaple.com/ Fox Maple school of traditional building techniques

http://ecositacr.com/ A timber framing company in Costa Rica.

http://www.barrtools.com/ The best framing chisels. My understanding is that this gentleman was trained as a Japanese-style swordsmith...I've got a couple and they hold an edge like nobody's business.

http://www.jcastle.info/ Heavy timber frames are super-strong and long lasting. I think these castles are some of the coolest buildings on Earth.

I like timber frames!


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: DiamondDogDave] #736512 10/27/12 10:02 PM
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Glad you enjoy them. Its cool that you can live. n a piece of art.


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: gun dog] #736513 10/31/12 02:51 PM
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That house will be three times as robust as any regular home design with standard 2x4 construction. It would be 'Sandy Proof' by a wide margin!

Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: Cutlery2012] #736514 10/31/12 04:13 PM
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How old barns have stood the test of time?


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: gun dog] #736515 10/31/12 04:24 PM
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thats too cool man

maybe ill be able to construct one on a chunk of land aomeday


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Re: My work. timber frame home build [Re: VANCE] #736516 11/03/12 04:20 AM
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check out these wicked stave churces built in norway almost a thousand years ago!

http://www.visitnorway.com/en/About-Norway/History/Stave-churches/


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