The first guide to timber framing written specifically for beginners! Expert Will Beemer takes you through the entire process from start to finish, beginning with timber sourcing and ending with a finished building. Using full-color photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Beemer shows you exactly how to build one small (12ʹ x 16ʹ) timber-frame structure, suitable for use as a cabin, workshop, or studio. He also explains how to modify the structure to suit your needs and location by adding a loft, moving doors or windows, changing the roof pitch, or making the frame larger or smaller. You'll end up with a beautiful building as well as solid timber-framing skills that you can use for a lifetime. The elegant simplicity of timber frame construction is made accessible to all levels of builders with step-by-step building instructions for one small, easy-to-build timber frame cabin, along with plans for modifying it to suit particular needs and locations.
Preface
Chapter 1: What Is Timber Framing?
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Using Ungraded Native Lumber - Timber Frame Engineering 101 - Ordering and Storing Timbers
Chapter 3: Layout Systems
Mill Rule
Mapping
Scribe Rule
Square Rule
Chapter 4: Tools
Tools for Layout
Cutting Tools
Boring Tools
Chapter 5: Procedures for Layout & Cutting
First Steps in Layout
Laying Out the Mortise and Tenon
Cutting Procedures
Rules of Thumb for Joinery Design in Square Rule
Chapter 6: The Tiny Timber Frame
Plan Drawings
Timber List
Sills
Joists
Posts
Girts
Braces
Collars
Door Posts
Tie Beams
Plates
Rafters
Chapter 7: Variations on the Frame
Moving Doors and Windows
Adding a Loft
Changing the Roof Pitch
Overhangs
Making the Frame Smaller
Making the Frame Bigger
Chapter 8: Raising the Frame
Equipment for Raising Day
The Raising Script
Chapter 9: Foundations & Enclosure Systems
Foundations
Insulation and Enclosure
Epilogue
Glossary
Resources
Bibliography
Index Rustic Elegance
A classic timber frame is as practical and beautiful today as it has been for centuries.
