My work. timber frame home build

Some of you guys know that i got to put a timber frame up. Several asked for pics.
This is a link to the companies face book page with the pics.
we were contracted to help two of the Vermont frame employees put up the frame.
For you guys who wonder I'm the guy in the tan shirt.

https://m.facebook.com/home.php?__user=1...100004348027658

The page is not coming up GD.

Just brings me to Facebook login.

Nvm, I can't view it until I login. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />

Sorry guys. I guess you have to be logged in to see it.

Very cool. Would love to help build one of these. I need to get into new construction again although half the fun of remodeling is making fun of how horribly the place was constructed in the first place <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Keep up the great work GD and thanks for the link.

Glad you liked it!

nice work gun dog. i was lucky enough to help cut a couple frames over the last few years, and it was some of the most rewarding work of my life. its like building a huge piece of furniture with precise joinery! i think its a great way to build a house.

It looks really good. I don't book faces,<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" /> but I quoted this from the ZDC post...

Ok, MY dumb question is how is it (if it is) different from any other wood framed house.

Maybe the wood was made from timber on site? I dunno...

It is made using large timbers for the the structural support of the house rather than 2x6 or 2x4 for you south dogs.

OK, I thought they looked like pretty big pieces of wood.

Yep. This ain't no stick built home <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> for more info check out Vermont Frames

Still can't see the pictures. What's the trick?

No clue. Sorry hobbes i wish i could help.

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!

Glad you enjoy them. Its cool that you can live. n a piece of art.

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!

How old barns have stood the test of time?

thats too cool man

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

check out these wicked stave churces built in norway almost a thousand years ago!

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