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TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION sa CEILING BEAM x BEAM & POST CONSTRUCTION x POST & BEAM CONSTRUCTION xx HOUSE FRAMING & SHEATHING Hewing a beam from a log. Axwork techniques of a master barn builder. Timber frame building basics. Hew it yourself. Authentic hand-hewn timbers add the warmth of real wood to remodeling projects. Timber framing. A look at the tools and joinery used by the timber framer. Faux post-and-beam. How to create the timeless look of timber framing without the classic construction hassles. The secret lies in making the beam from multiple layers of 2" thick lumber bolted together and camouflaged to create the impression of a single one-piece beam. How to align two pieces of lumber for a beam or header. How to raise the timbers for a post-and-beam building single handedly, using only a tractor and a system of ropes and pulleys. Arched bridle joint is used to fasten a 6"x8" post to a beam. Tools for timber framing. A housewright's tools for measuring, marking and cutting. Includes tips on truing a square, sharpening a plane and grinding & sharpening drill bits and chisels. Framing an open-plan saltbox house. The load bearing wall between Cape and shed has been replaced by posts & beams. A modular home uses Japanese-style timber construction. Wrought iron straps are used to band together built-up posts and beams. Tip on adding a post-and-beam addition to a standard stud-frame construction house. How to incorporate the trunk of a cedar tree as a support for the ridgepole of a post-and-beam addition. Tips on timber framing, including what kind of wood to use, use of drawboring to prevent tenon withdrawal, and bolting of frame to concrete foundations. Sizing roughsawn joists and beams. Methods and formulas for engineering your own timber frame. Hung walls and a double roof are an effective way to insulate post-and-beam buildings. Timbers and templates. Use an unconventional router bit and particleboard templates to make shallow mortising fast and accurate. Useful when doing heavy timber house framing. An introduction to timber framing. Learning this traditional method begins with the mortise-and-tenon joint. Timber frame layout. Systems for labeling the timbers and adjusting the joinery will keep the frame plumb and true despite variations in dimensions. Tip: This nested post-to-beam joint conceals the metal brackets. Tip on installing four girts on a post at one location. Tip: Do not pin mortise and tenon joints with metal bolts when building a post-and-beam framework. How to build stress-skin panels to enclose a timber frame constructed building. Tips on large-timber framing for a house with a clerestory. Owner-built post-and-beam house is built for $5 to $6 a square foot. Overall size is 16x60-ft. Basic construction concepts are detailed. Tips on shaping and installing a "shoulder" to help support a heavy beam. Building timber bowstring trusses. Features graceful curves and careful joinery. Some tips. Power tools and the timber frame revival. A look at specialized power tools used in other countries to reduce the amount of hand work involved in timber-framing. The Tidewater timber frame. Revival of a vernacular form with modern shop equipment and production methods. Retrofitting vapor barriers to an old post-and-beam structure while protecting the frame from moisture. Some tips. Use a dovetail router bit to shape a drip edge on the base of wooden posts. Earthquake-country timber frame. How to satisfy both the building code and traditional sensibilities when doing timber frame construction in earthquake-prone areas. Cruck-framed house. An early timber frame technique which relies on curved tree trunks for principal structural members. Pros and cons of using queen posts. A hip-roofed timber frame. Maine builders erect a classic sea captain's house. Several framing joints are detailed. Curved timber. How one timber framer hews, band saws, and steambends straight stock into curves. A craftsman studio. Construction uses hand-wrought steel straps to join heavy timbers. Tips on structural considerations in laying out gunstock posts and braces. Pros & cons of gluing timber frame joints. Advice on reducing sound transmissions between the first and second floors in a timber frame house. Plan for nail-laminating three 2x6s into the equivalent of a solid sawn 6x6. Tip on achieving the Tudor (half-timbered) look in a real timber frame without having insulation and shrinkage problems. A timbered ceiling. Combining stick-framed walls with a timber framed ceiling. This combination will provide the visual appeal of timber frame with lower costs and easier placement of mechanical systems. Tip on dressing large beams using a floor sander. Tip on maneuvering a heavy glulam beam into place by lifting only one end at a time. Glue-laminated timbers. Designing and building with engineered beams. Technique for wedging a mortise (drawing a tenon into mortise) in large-timber construction without the need for long pipe clamps. Advice on constructing a short concrete block wall that is going to support large framing timers. Site-built wooden "wrench" (a lever with a hook on it) can be used to take the twist out of large timber frame members. Interior pine finish recommendations for a timber frame home. Router and jig is used to cut a profile in the exposed ends of rafters and beams. Working with heavy timbers. Woods, tools, layout and joinery of the housewright's trade. Hewing. How to use an ax and hatchet to hew a beam out of a log. Tip on clamping laminated beams made from 2x4 stock. In the frame. Why timber frames make great country homes. A guide to terms and configurations. Tips on replacing rotten barn posts with a concrete footing, pier and new post. Framed by tradition. Tips on choosing and constructing a timber frame house. A look at a post and beam, passive solar earth sheltered house. How to build using post and beam framing. Includes plans for constructing a storage shed. One-step superinsulation. Stress-skin panels make a perfect insulation wrap for post-and-beam frame houses. Basic timber framing for the pre-1840 house. How to disassemble a timber frame house. Traditional house framing for old houses. A look at timber and balloon framing techniques. Techniques for two timbers. Traditional and high-tech structural wood repairs in a old timber frame. A look at building your own house. Includes design considerations to minimize costs and information on post-and-beam framing. Timber frame joinery. Interview with a self-taught "joiner" looks at the basics of timber frame. Timber framing from the ground up. Introduction to building a structure which a woodworker can appreciate. Tips on reducing the tendency of wood to split when making small timber buildings. A look at the ingenuity and craft of mediaeval timber joining. | |||||||||
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