Tag Archives: timberframing

Give a Heartwood course as a Christmas surprise

Posted on December 1, 2012 by heartwoodadmin

Heartwood’s 2013 workshop schedule is now online here One of our courses makes a great Christmas surprise …or give Michele’s cookbook Lunches at Heartwood  as a stocking stuffer. In other news, Will Beemer talks this month about wood species on … Continue reading →

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Timber Frame up!

Posted on June 26, 2011 by heartwoodadmin

Our first timber framing class successfully hand-raised a 16′ x 20′ frame in nearby Middefield in just over 5 hours yesterday. After we dodged rain all week to cut 212 joints the skies held on raising day we had the … Continue reading →

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Timber framing with Eastern White Pine

Posted on April 4, 2011 by heartwoodadmin

We love Eastern White Pine (EWP) for most of our timber framing course projects. Why? It’s lightweight, easy to work with hand tools and shrinks the least of all of the species readily available. This availability is also a big … Continue reading →

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Timber framed artist’s studio

Posted on March 7, 2011 by heartwoodadmin

The project for our June 20-24 Timber Framing course will be this 16′ x 20′ artist’s studio in Middlefield. The Eastern White Pine frame will include wedged half-dovetail tenons on the tie beams, stepped lapped rafter seats and bridle joints … Continue reading →

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Timber Frame Design and Joinery Decisions course takes the devil out of the details.

Posted on March 2, 2011 by heartwoodadmin

There are a lot of questions floating around out there on timber framing forums about what size timbers and joinery to use for projects. Our Design and Joinery Decisions course (June 13 – 17) takes the mystery out of the … Continue reading →

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