Timber framing joints - top tips (preferably with diagrams) thread

[dirtybiker]

Yes well chuffed, two years bloody hard work though!

Will sort the drawings out in the morning and post them.

PM me your emails and u will email them out as there are quite a few drawings.

Jez

[dirtybiker]

Found some of the books I got that helped me to understand the framing joints and principles, all available from Amazon etc. Will find my framing drawings asap.

Jez

[dirtybiker]

Not very good at attaching photos, sorry!

[SteveA]

Great Would you say those are the best books to get? cheers, Steve

[dirtybiker]

Last one.

[Old Lands]

If it is of help to anyone I found that the National Parks Service in the States has published a good visual guide to timber framing techniques and it is available online. It is American obviously so it does vary from timber framing tradition in the UK but it is useful nevertheless.

 

https://ncptt.nps.gov/blog/historic-american-timber-joinery-a-graphic-guide-i-tying-joints-tie-below-plate-2001-14/

 

 

Otherwise the 'Discovering Timber Framed Buildings' little book is one of the best starter guides for the subject.

[dirtybiker]

Yep. These are really quite simple to understand and follow. Give some good explanations of the framing principles. One of them is based on American framing styles but still a good read.

I learnt a lot when I was doing my self build so just PM if you need more help.

Regards, Jez

[dirtybiker]

Hi Steve.

I have emailed you the drawings as I can't find away of positing them as an attachment on here.

Jez

[sandspider]

Hi jez.

 

Is there any chance you could email them to me too please? I'd like to make a timber framed log store, or Garage, or barn depending on space and materials! But I can't quite get my head around the different joints and where to use which.

 

Thank you.

[sandspider]

Also, if you have time and are willing, I'd love to see a thread on your house build?