Press release from Wild Abundance: Timber framing has been used for centuries to build beautiful, stout structures that stand the test of time and don’t require any screws or nails to hold them ...

This video follows a day inside a Japanese carpenter’s workshop as timber is cut and prepared for frame assembly. Traditional tools and precise layout techniques guide each step. A close look at the ...

In this video, learn how to cut a closeboard fence panel, an essential skill when installing the end part of a fence. This ...

I want to try timber framing with logs I mill from my property. Which timber framing tools should I use, and where should I begin? One of your most affordable options is a chainsaw mill, or a set of ...

Timbersmith Inc., a custom timber framing company based in Monroe County, has grown over the past two decades into a builder combining Old World techniques with new technologies.Back in 1978, John ...

Paul Freeman was just another college kid sitting in a lecture hall in 1977 when he heard his calling.”It became clear that my boyhood home with its weathered dark beams, gunstock posts, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of different kinds of power saws out there, and choosing the right one for the job can be a challenge if you aren't familiar ...

Josh McBurney took a summer job that changed his life. While studying microbiology at Western University, he headed to British Columbia to plant trees. “I was working my way from B.C. and a ...

RAISING THE BARN: Chris Faulkner of Faulkner Woodworking and Rob Skeen of Bracken Mountain Builders work a post into its perfectly level place, under the watchful eyes of Terry Holdredge (a plastic ...