Learn to Timber Frame
Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty
Published on 12. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-63586-912-5 (ISBN)
Description
A step-by-step guide to traditional timber-frame building, written specially for beginners.
Veteran timber framer Will Beemer takes you through the entire process of building a traditional timber frame 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 exactly how to build one small (12? x 16?) 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.
Veteran timber framer Will Beemer takes you through the entire process of building a traditional timber frame 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 exactly how to build one small (12? x 16?) 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Full-colour; photos throughout
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 202 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63586-912-5 (9781635869125)
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05/2016
Storey Publishing, LLC
€9.99
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Person
Will Beemer (1949-2022) was a founding member of the Timber Framers Guild (tfguild.org). A builder for more than 40 years, he and his wife, Michele, owned and operated the Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts (heartwoodschool.com) until it was purchased by the Timber Framers Guild in 2019. Beemer taught timber framing around the world and was a regular contributor to Timber Framing and Fine Homebuilding.
Content
Foreword by Jack A. Sobon
Preface
Chapter 1: What Is Timber Framing?
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Using Ungraded Native Timber
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 and Enclosure Systems
Foundations
Insulation and Enclosure
Epilogue
Glossary
Resources
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Chapter 1: What Is Timber Framing?
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Using Ungraded Native Timber
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 and Enclosure Systems
Foundations
Insulation and Enclosure
Epilogue
Glossary
Resources
Bibliography
Index