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Timber-Frame

Artistry Meets Engineering

Learn how the timber-frame artisans at Settlement Post & Beam lay out, cut, and install a custom hammer beam truss for a covered porch.
Rotten-Sill Repair

Old-house experts share a safe, conservative approach to fixing a failing timber-frame sill beam.
Back to Plumb and in Plane

Creative framing and trim details straighten out the kinks during the remodel of a crooked old timber-frame farmhouse in Vermont.
Keep Craft Alive: Bruno Sutter, Professor of Carpentry and Timber Framing

This traditionally-trained artisan splits his time between teaching the next generation of craftspeople and building timber structures that people will enjoy for years to come.
Podcast Episode 179: Redundant Housewrap, Hybrid Timberframes, and an End to Vented Crawlspaces

The Fine Homebuilding editors offer their opinions on adding two layers of Typar, suggest affordable alternatives to building a full timber-frame house, and wonder why anyone thinks it's OK to build house on top of a mold farm.
Build an Antique-Style Post-and-Beam Shed with Modern Construction Details

Sturdy metal hardware takes the place of traditional, time-consuming timber-frame joinery in this contemporary take on the classic storage shed.
High-Tech Timber-Frame Joinery Machine

Watch a 90-ft.-long custom CNC machine make all the precise cuts for a timber rafter.
21st-Century Timber Framing

A mix of modern and traditional methods of joinery and assembly creates an engineered timber frame that goes up fast.
Contemporary Hybrid Timber Frame

Balzer & Tuck Architecture accommodate single-floor living in a two-story structure.
Video: Timber Frame With Basic Tools

See how craftsmen create this true timber-frame look without relying completely on timber-frame joinery.