In Colonial times, they did it the old-fashioned way. They built houses with massive skeletons of wooden beams–and no nails. This type of construction–called timber framing–was an import from the Old ...

You know what they are when you see them, but if you had to explain what timber frame homes are, you’d probably grope for a term. That’s because it’s easier to explain how they feel. They “feel” wide ...

When Dave and Becky Lime purchased a 2.5-acre lot on Linwood Lake near Wyoming, Minn., during the mid-'80s, they decided to take on an ambitious project: building a timber frame home. Timber framing ...

The inspiration for this contemporary timber-framed house in the Beaux Arts Village, Washington, comes from the seven Douglas fir trees which stand on its grounds. Every room and element in the house ...

Before they built, they prayed. This wasn’t your average construction site. Then Tedd Benson spoke. To most anyone beyond a corps of people who call themselves timber framers, his name might not mean ...

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