Timber Framing

Find over 150+ timber frame joints and joinery examples, including, mortise and tenon, post and beam, roof joinery, compound joinery, knee braces, and foundation details.

What could be better? Learn the basics of timber-framing and get an outbuilding in the process.

Timber Framing is a Very Old Building Tradition Timber Framing is an ancient building method that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. The building method was developed as a way to build strong and secure buildings out of large pieces of wood, without metal nails, which were expensive and labor intensive to produce.

Pictures of three bay oak garages, three bay oak framed garages built in Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex,Bedfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Kent,UK

People often ask us how a timber frame home differs from a conventional, stick built home. In this post, we’ll address some of the primary ways a timber frame home differs from a conventional stick built home.

Building a traditional Japanese ita-kura timber frame house, using tongue and groove boards to create a strong and durable structure.

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A stunning tiny timber frame cabin frame custom designed and crafted by Black Dog Timberworks featuring live edge cherry braces and red oak loft beam.