Murray Timber Framing workshops

are a hands-on experience for students of all skill levels.

Students will take part in the creating of an actual home, barn, gazebo, carport, shed or playhouse. These frames are sold as “student build” to the public.

Instruction is offered in both American and English timber framing techniques to individuals and families.

Workshops

The goal of Murray Timber Framing workshops is:

To provide a fun, safe, educational environment for teaching timber framing to individuals and families.

• Come participate in a workshop
• Hands-on learning about the construction of your dream
• Let each participate as they are able
• Come exchange ideas with students and instructors
• Come participate
• Come learn

Students come for many reasons:

• Do-it-yourselfers who want to build their own timber frame.
• People looking to have a home built who want to become better informed about timber frames.
• Customers who want to participate but don't want to tackle the whole job alone. Those who purchase a frame can work on their own frame within a class. In this way they can participate and also be secure in the knowledge that their frame will be finished.
• Contractors who want to learn more or start building timber frames themselves.
• Craftsmen who desire to become professional timber framers.

Student requirements:

• All are welcome.
• People are encouraged to participate at what ever level they are comfortable (participation in all activities is not required).
• Instructors make an effort to find appropriate activities for each student based on their abilities and desires.
• There are no physical requirements; special skills, strength, height, etc.
• Minors must be accompanied by an adult and will not use power tools.

Workshop Projects:

During each workshop an effort is made to expose the students to as much of the timber framing process as possible. Regrettably we can not guarantee exposure to every aspect of timber framing in one short week. Students work on the project at hand and carry it as far as possible. Where the schedule allows, a raising is part of the workshop.

Workshop pictures:

Workshop Schedule: 2006

Month	Class Dates	Type	Classification**	Location	Fee*	Registration closing date***
May	13-14	weekend	general	Carnation, WA	$200.00	Mar 27, 2006
	15-19	week long	general	Carnation, WA	$500.00
July	08-09	weekend	general	Carnation, WA	$200.00	May 22, 2006
	10-14	week long	general	Carnation, WA	$500.00
Sept	09-10	weekend	general	Carnation, WA	$200.00	July 17, 2006
	11-15	week long	general	Carnation, WA	$500.00

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• To reserve your spot in a workshop send check or money order to:

• Special workshop times and locations can be arranged for groups.

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• Fee is nonrefundable. It may be used for any workshop within a year of payment.
• Fees will be refunded for cancled workshops.

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• Most workshops are "general" classes and are come-one, come-all. There are a variety of opportunities requiring different skill levels at each workshop and each can participate at their own level.
• Specialty workshops will be held as indicated on the schedule. These workshops will best be appreciated by the student who has previous timber framing knowledge. Please call for details.

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• Murray Timber reserves the right to cancel any workshop if the number of registered students is less then the required minimum. Fees will be refunded for cancled workshops.

Recommended Tools:

It is not recommended for students to purchase tools for the class. Students are encouraged to bring tools if they already have them but a selection of tools will be provided for student use.

• 1 1/2" framing chisel
• mallet
• tape measure
• framing square (24"x18")

Accommodations:

For the Seattle workshops here are a variety of local hotels and motels. E-mail for a list and map.

For the Carnation workshops there are a variety of local hotels and motels. E-mail for a list and map.

The Grants Pass workshops have limited group living at the school (E-mail for rate), first come first serve. There are also a variety of local hotels and motels. E-mail for a list and map.

Instructors:

Mark Olson is the primary instructor for Murray Timber Framing. Mark is a mechanical engineer who has been drawn to timber framing. Mark has trained and worked in timber frame shops in eastern and western USA, Denmark and England. He learned the square rule method of layout in America and the scribe rule method of layout in Europe. Hands-on participation in projects from design through to raising with diverse groups of people has given him some insight into this process we call timber framing. "Knowing different ways of doing something gives a person flexibility to choose the technique that works best for the job at hand." Over the years he has instructed several hundred students and apprentices.