What is a timber frame?

A timber frame is the skeleton of a structure that is fashioned with large timbers connected by a wooden joint. The joinery typically uses mortises and tenons secured with a peg or trunail or dovetails that lock together. Timber framing lends itself to open floor plans, cathedral ceilings, and solar glazing. It can also create an old-fashioned feeling. The warmth of the wood, the strength of the structure, and the craftsmanship of the joinery combine to make a dramatic statement for your one-of-a-kind home. • What do our frames include? Standard features include engineered and stamped plans, dovetails on all joists and purlins, housed floor joists, windbraces in the roof, rafters fully mortised to the posts, and curved braces. • What techniques do we use to make the timber frame? All of our frames are cut to your specifications. We use power saws and mortisers to cut our joints. All joints are finished with hand-held chisels and mallets. Timbers are "joined" and then planed and ...  more