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Timber Frame Construction: All about Post-And-Beam Building

Timber Frame Construction: All about Post-And-Beam Building

Discover the satisfaction of making your own durable, economical, and environmentally friendly timber frame structures with the help of this accessible guide book.Covering all aspects of timber frame construction, this...

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Discover the satisfaction of making your own durable, economical, and environmentally friendly timber frame structures with the help of this accessible guide book.

Covering all aspects of timber frame construction, this practical guide is filled with easy-to-understand instructions, clear illustrations, and helpful photographs. With expert advice on selecting appropriate timber, necessary tools, safety considerations, joinery techniques, assembly, and raising, Jack Sobon and Roger Schroeder encourage beginners by offering complete plans for a small toolshed.

Turn your dream of a timber frame house into a reality!

Marc Notes:
Bibliography: p. 197-198.;Includes index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1 Timber Framing: Then and Now

Chapter 2 The Timber Frame

Chapter 3 Joinery

Chapter 4 The Wood

Chapter 5 Designing for Strength

Chapter 6 Building the Shed

Chapter 7 Assembly and Raising

Chapter 8 Closing In

Chapter 9 Projects

Chapter 10 Timber Frame Revivers

Appendix

Index

Review Quotes:

"If you've ever dreamed about building with timbers, this book will convince you that this method is not only beautiful and practical, but often less expensive than "stick building." Includes dozens of illustrations and photos." - Countryside Small Stock Journal


Jacket Description/Back:

If you have only dreamed about the beauty of building with timbers, this book will open your eyes. It will convince you that this method is not only practical today for homes and other buildings, but often is less expensive than "stick building."

Timber frame builder Jack Sobon and writer Roger Schroeder offer a book for builders as well as those wishing to have the work done for them. Here is practical how-to for both beginners and experienced carpenters who want to try this method. It offers:

- The basics of timber framing.

- How to design for strength and beauty.

- How to combine modern tools and time-tested methods.

- A starter project: How to build a 12 x 16 garden toolshed.

- Dozens of illustrations and photos that make it all easy to understand.

Publisher Marketing:
A practical how-to book that enables a beginner to build right away.

Contributor Bio:Sobon, Jack A
Jack A. Sobon is an architect and builder specializing in timber-framed buildings. A founding director of the Timber Framer's Guild of North America and founder of the Traditional Timber Frame Research and Advisory Group, Sobon has devoted his 38-year career to understanding the craft of timber framing. Using only traditional hand tools, he has framed and erected over 50 structures. He is the author of Build a Classic Timber-Framed House and coauthor of Timber Frame Construction. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Sobon teaches and consults nationally on traditional building structures and timber-framing techniques.

Author: Sobon, Jack A
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 1984-01-05
BISAC: House & Home|Design & Construction|Technology & Engineering|Construction|Carpentry|House & Home|Outdoor & Recreational Areas|General
Subjects: Wooden-frame houses|Design and construction|Building, Wooden
Weight: 1.33 lbs
ISBN: 9780882663654
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780882663654

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