Visit at a Timber frame home

[schakey]

 

 
Had a chance to tour a timber frame home built by a young family near our property in Wv.
Him and his wife did all the work from start to finish. We have been wanting to build a log home
when I retire but now thinking about a TF.Funny thing is that the fact I have been reading Jack
Sobon TF Construction( his first book) and Rob Roy's Timber Framing the last month.
The gentleman sitting in the corner is my good friend and Wv neighbor Bill,who owns a WM super
and sawed a lot of wood for this home.

 

[Brad_bb]

That's a lot of wood and a nice looking place.  My advice is -Don't be intimidated by timberframing.  It's not a mystical magical art.  Many are initially timid thinking it's beyond their capabilities, but once they learn how layout is done and cutting technique, they see it's really quite logical and doable.  This forum is a great place to start your learning.  Don't hesitate to start asking questions as the people on here are more than happy to help you, share their knowledge, and hopefully save you from mistakes or working harder instead of smarter.

[clww]

Great looking house. Thanks for posting these photos.

[Jay C. White Cloud]

Nice job, please pass that on to the couple. Brad is so right, please try timber framing, the more of us that pass the craft on, the better it is for all of us.  Just think, in parts of the world today, there are still places where 80 even 90 plus percent of the homes are still timber frames.  In parts of Japan, a house carpenter by his very nature is a timber wright, as that is the only way they build.  I would so love it if the craft came back to that standard again.  With modern tooling, that supports the old methods, you can actually be competitive with a stick built structure, except afterwards, you have much more of a substantial piece of architecture.

Regards,

jay

[Brad_bb]

Even better, do a combination of log and timberframe.

[schakey]

 

 
This picture is the outside of their home taken a few years ago,it took them a long time to get where they are now.
They lived in a mobile home while building. It shows what can be done. Now we are wanting to start getting the tools,
building a set of ponies and then Jack Sobons tool shed.Then our own house.
Think-dream-plan-DO
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[thecfarm]

Love those windows. And the house too. We have low windows to,but I wish i would of got them about 6 inches longer. We can see out sitting on the couch,but you have to sit the way you are suppose.