Features & SpecsPractical DetailsVideos Used for thousands of years by woodworkers around the world, the mortise and tenon joint is both simple and strong, and a critical link in building a timber frame. You could do it the old fashioned […]
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You have probably heard about people making colorful scrapbooks to keep their memories alive and to document significant events in their lives. The end result is always a delight to hold and one cannot help but appreciate all the details
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:45 – Scoring the Lines 1:07 – Cutting of the ends 1:39 – Transferring the tenon lines down the end of the timber 2:07 – Making the drop cuts down the face of the timber 2:43 – Cutting the shoulders
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The term material handling is used for the process of moving timbers in and out of the shop and around the yard. A lot of time and muscle can be spent on material handling. A timber framer can never just
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