Informationen zum Autor Will Beemer (1949-2022) was a founding member of the Timber Framers Guild (tfguild.org). A builder for more than 40 years, he and his wife, Michele, owned and operated the Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts (heartwoodschool.com) until it was purchased by the Timber Framers Guild in 2019. Beemer taught timber framing around the world and was a regular contributor to Timber Framing and Fine Homebuilding.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. Klappentext The elegant simplicity of timber frame construction is made accessible to all levels of builders with step-by-step building instructions for one small, easy-to-build timber frame cabin, along with plans for modifying it to suit particular needs and locations. The first guide to timber framing written specifically for beginners! Expert Will Beemer takes you through the entire process from start to finish, beginning with timber sourcing and ending with a finished building. Using full-color photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Beemer shows you exactly how to build one small (12? x 16?) timber-frame structure suitable for use as a cabin, workshop, or studio. He also explains how to modify the structure to suit your needs and location by adding a loft, moving doors or windows, changing the roof pitch, or making the frame larger or smaller. You'll end up with a beautiful building as well as solid timber-framing skills that you can use for a lifetime. Vorwort The elegant simplicity of timber frame construction is made accessible to all levels of builders with step-by-step building instructions for one small, easy-to-build timber frame cabin, along with plans for modifying it to suit particular needs and locations. Zusammenfassung The elegant simplicity of timber frame construction is made accessible to all levels of builders with step-by-step building instructions for one small, easy-to-build timber frame cabin, along with plans for modifying it to suit particular needs and locations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Jack A. Sobon Preface Chapter 1: What Is Timber Framing? Chapter 2: Getting Started Using Ungraded Native Lumber - Timber Frame Engineering 101 - Ordering and Storing Timbers Chapter 3: Layout Systems Mill Rule Mapping Scribe Rule Square Rule Chapter 4: Tools Tools for Layout Cutting Tools Boring Tools Chapter 5: Procedures for Layout & Cutting First Steps in Layout Laying Out the Mortise and Tenon Cutting Procedures Rules of Thumb for Joinery Design in Square Rule Chapter 6: The Tiny Timber Frame Plan Drawings Timber List Sills Joists Posts Girts Braces Collars Door Posts Tie Beams Plates Rafters Chapter 7: Variations on the Frame Moving Doors and Windows Adding a Loft Changing the Roof Pitch Overhangs Making the Frame Smaller Making the Frame Bigger Chapter 8: Raising the Frame Equipment for Raising Day The Raising Script Chapter 9: Foundations & Enclosure Systems Foundations Insulation and Enclosure Epilogue Glossary Resources Bibliography Index...

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The elegant simplicity of timber frame construction is made accessible to all levels of builders with step-by-step building instructions for one small, easy-to-build timber frame cabin, along with plans for modifying it to suit particular needs and locations.

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Will Beemer (1949-2022) was a founding member of the Timber Framers Guild (tfguild.org). A builder for more than 40 years, he and his wife, Michele, owned and operated the Heartwood School for the Homebuilding Crafts (heartwoodschool.com) until it was purchased by the Timber Framers Guild in 2019. Beemer taught timber framing around the world and was a regular contributor to Timber Framing and Fine Homebuilding.
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.
 

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Foreword by Jack A. Sobon
Preface
Chapter 1: What Is Timber Framing?
Chapter 2: Getting Started
  Using Ungraded Native Lumber - Timber Frame Engineering 101 - Ordering and Storing Timbers
Chapter 3: Layout Systems
  Mill Rule
  Mapping
  Scribe Rule
  Square Rule
Chapter 4: Tools
  Tools for Layout
  Cutting Tools
  Boring Tools
Chapter 5: Procedures for Layout & Cutting
  First Steps in Layout
  Laying Out the Mortise and Tenon
  Cutting Procedures
  Rules of Thumb for Joinery Design in Square Rule
Chapter 6: The Tiny Timber Frame
  Plan Drawings
  Timber List
  Sills
  Joists
  Posts
  Girts
  Braces
  Collars
  Door Posts
  Tie Beams
  Plates
  Rafters
Chapter 7: Variations on the Frame
  Moving Doors and Windows
  Adding a Loft
  Changing the Roof Pitch
  Overhangs
  Making the Frame Smaller
  Making the Frame Bigger
Chapter 8: Raising the Frame
  Equipment for Raising Day
  The Raising Script
Chapter 9: Foundations & Enclosure Systems
  Foundations
  Insulation and Enclosure
Epilogue
Glossary
Resources
Bibliography
Index