The Forestry Forum
General Forestry => Timber Framing/Log construction => Topic started by: thedeeredude on February 24, 2006, 09:00:16 PM
Do you guy's use timbers green or dried? I ask because to me it seems people wouldn't want to wait a couple years for the timbers to dry for their house to be built. And what's a good book for learning basics of timber framing? thanks.
Timbers take an inch a year to dry, so an 8x8 will take 4 to 8 years to dry.
Most people build with "Green" timbers......
I have posted my book list here.....
You should be able to find it quite easily......
Jim Rogers
Books, Just bought three ;D
Look at Jim's list and past threads on books.
Here is what I got to get me started on the subject.
Jack Sobon's Timber frame Construction-All about post and beam building
In my opinion, good design idea's nice flow using a garden tool shed as a project to tie it all together. Not a lot of real technical info though.
Tedd Benson's Building the timber Frame House-The Revival of a forgotten craft
Interesting book, very inspiring text, with lots of diagrams on joint design and layout.
Steve Chappell's A Timber Framer's Workshop-Joinery, design and construction of traditional timber frames.
If I had to just pick one book to learn how to build TF this would be it. Reading it makes me want to fly to Maine and take a FoxMaple TF workshop.
Good luck
Max