Articles

How To

How to carve a pendent (265K; 84 sec@28.8K) How to cut a mortise with a drill (236K; 75 sec@28.8K) How to check a mortise (117K; 38 sec@28.8K) How to check a tenon How to draw bore How to draw bore for hand drawn pegs How to make octagonal pegs How to make hand drawn pegs How to curve a brace (360K; 114 sec@28.8K)

History

Westminster Hall The economics of timber management (Did the old guys use green timbers?) Why people built the way they did (Economic, Government, Environmental)

Wood	Green, dried, recycled (the good, the bad, and the ugly) Wood quality (You get what you pay for, mostly) Wood drying / checking (Will it check and how much?) Wood species (Does it matter?) Timber storage considerations

Design

Frame design begins with the site (How are we going to raise this thing?) Style (bent or post & plate) Post to foundation details Base plate or no base plate The Hammer Beam; then and now Braces; to curve or not to curve Cool framing features Extra frills (chamfers, lambs tongues, letter carving, pendents)

Joinery

What matters (How tight should joinery be?) (What is the load path?) Reference face Edge rule, square rule, scribe Square to round Jigs and templets Wood shrinkage considerations Pegging (Draw Bore) Pegs (Square or Round: Does it Matter?) (3 sec@28.8K)

Raising

Bents with a crane Post & plate with an extended fork lift One piece at a time, or all at once? (build on the ground, or in the air) The zipper technique The ladder technique Hand raising (gin poles) Hand raising vs machines (the economics of a raising)

Building a Frame

Questions to ask yourself The frame (What to expect) (It won't look the same in a few years) The building process (What to expect) Average cost of a frame (What to expect) What effects the cost of a frame? (You get what you pay for, mostly)

Tools

Tools; The basic set and the nice to have Sharpening The economics of automation (How many power tools do I need?) Work parties (How many (and what) tools do I need?)

General ideas

Shop space (inside) Work space (outside) Timber carts Tool carts Saw horses (239K; 76 sec @ 28.8K)

Timber handling tricks

Rolling big timbers (160K; 51 sec @ 28.8K) Carring timbers Moving timbers on saw horses Moving timbers on timber carts Off loading trucks Levers (give me a place to stand and I can move the world)

Time saving tricks

Gang cutting (115K; 37 sec @ 28.8K) Templates Jigs

People

What does it take to become a timber framer? (What qualifications do I need to get a job?) Can I learn just for fun? What kind of people are timber framers? Where do I find help for my project?