Today’s show is all about what is a timber frame , how much they cost and the process of getting one. Our guests today will be Stephen Morrison with Moresun Woodworking, he gave me my first job as a timber framer in […]
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Here is a see through view of a wedged half dovetail tie beam tenon and post joint.
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This is an exploded view of a 2″ knee brace tenon and mortise for a knee brace where it connects to a tie beam.The tie beam was rotated so that you could see into the mortise.The layout is 2″ off
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Welcome to the premiere episode of Timber Frame Talk Radio! Today’s show will include an introduction of the host, Brice Cochran, and how he got into the timber framing industry. The rest of today’s show will include an overview of
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This is an exploded view of a brace tenon and its mortise. This brace is centered on the tie beam (which has been rotated so you can see into the mortise.The brace tenon is centered on the brace.This type of
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This is an exploded view of a 3″x 5″ knee brace tenon and mortise, with a tenon layout of 1 1/2″ off the face and 1 1/2″ thick, and its mortise in a tie beam.The peg is 3/4″ in diameter,
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Tie Beam Tenon to Post – This is an exploded view of a half dovetail tie beam tenon and the post it connects to. The housing in the post is a diminished haunch.The wedge is usually made of hardwood.
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This is an exploded view of a standard tie beam to post tenon with housing in the post and two pegs.
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This is an exploded view of a post top tenon when the post is at the end of the plate. The tenon is 2″ off the side of the post and 2″ thick. The tenon is cut back 2″ from
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Post Top Tenon in Middle of the Plate – This is an exploded view of the post’s top tenon where it meets the middle of the plate. As you can see, the tenon is only reduced to 1/2″ under the
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I am sitting here in the San Francisco Airport looking back and reflecting on the past few days. You see, I just attended the 2012 Western Timber Framer’s Guild Conference just outside Monterey Bay at the Asilomar Conference Center. It always amazes
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Post Stub Tenon Detail – This is an exploded view of a post’s stub tenon and mortise from a bent in the middle of the sill.Here, you can see that the tenon is flush with the face of the post
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