How to Build a Timber Frame House

[wpltreetv]

great video, close up of the chisel work is nice, and great to see the whole class working together is fitting and raising.

[funnystarchild]

I love log houses! It triggers something primitive in you. Its so warm and comfy. Humans belong out in nature. Im so sick of all this major city life and apartments.

[MrYamahaRaptor700]

Love it.

[Manu24e]

Great !!

[shelterinstitute]

@wboquist No worries -- I just wanted to clarify. We have seen timber framing companies oversize on purpose for aesthetics and that is something that we strive to avoid. But absolutely -- you often have o make a timber larger to accomodate the notching and the spans.

[shelterinstitute]

@dogrey

No these are straight pegged.

[shelterinstitute]

@Impresioniste

This is an interesting comment because a timber frame can be any size or shape and this particular design performs very well for extended periods of time (100 year time frame) because of the shape which sheds water away from the home.

[bluehorse888]

Do these homes require more or less actual wood to build???

[wboquist]

@bluehorse888 It is probably a little bit less, because a LOT of the tree is turned into sawdust when they are sawn and planed into dimensional lumber. However, it depends a lot on how heavy the timber in your frame is - sometimes, the design requires very big cross-sections to accommodate the joinery, and of course sometimes people use bigger timber than they need because it looks impressive.

[shelterinstitute]

@wboquist

Sometimes timber framing members are oversized but we are an engineering firm so we're sizing our timbers to meet the structural needs of the building.

[Lifecomesfromwithin]

@bluehorse888 less, a hugh lofting video of a carriage house said.

[stupidnamenoonecares]

@bluehorse888 this uses less per tree but more per forest. which is to say that there is recoverable wood that isn't suitable for this style that is glued together in more modern methods to eliminate waste. there are less suitable trees for post and beam available, there is also much less skilled labour to make this style homes. it's a true shame though.

[shelterinstitute]

@stupidnamenoonecares

We sometimes incorporate the laminated lumber or even steel timbers in our frames, when designing a structure that exceeds the strength of a square-cut-timber.

[limpbelly]

v cool

[orangedac]

fantastic

[win100weekly]

sweet

[ozzy85Mpower]

everythings over sized... rip saws chisels...wood lol its like being in the land of the giants lol keep up the good work!

[lejink]

id love to get into carpentry, this stuff is so cool.. wish trades were easier to get through

[shelterinstitute]

@lejink The training is five days and you learn tool selection, design, joinery, engineer and tool maintenance. The VA and many corporations have sent people through this short class for job training purposes.

[Messerschmit]

I would drill out all the joints with a power drill, much less work to clean up with a chisle later

[shelterinstitute]

@Messerschmit

We teach students how to expedite the process so you can use power tools when you get home but we've found that students who learn how to do it with hand tools first are far more succesful.

[mikehermesmeglio]

What do they do with the house at the end of the class?

[shelterinstitute]

@mikehermesmeglio

We take a deep discount off of the standard kit price and sell it. We typically put a week of labor into it when the class is through -- touching up joints, cleaning timbers etc.

[billbutler941]

great hope to bulid one of these one dat!

[haworthluke]

cc cc cc cc

[azazzzzzz]

nice job!!!!!!!!

[kalijasin]

This is real carpentry!!!!! Very good video!!!!!!!!

[mookanman]

Nice work can I hire you mob for a few days

[beefbazooka]

Err now how do we get it out?

[LovelyOneChann]

Wo that was impressive! (don't know how to write impressive)! [a] wel i like it!! Much love from the Netherlands

[shelterinstitute]

@LovelyOneChann

Take it down -- it is not pegged.

[Heyemeyohsts]

how much is the workshop? include room and board (no pun)?

[cotswoldshepard]

where does one sign up for this class

[timberframer123]

I've taken this class; the video just gives a small taste of how its done. Great fun!

[homlessrider]

this sort of construction is a true craft that is lost today with the rush to get things done

[skyscraperjim]

Very nice. This should be the ONLY way to build wood-framed houses.

[henrod98]

Nice Work, and what a lost art true wood joints are.

[jewkr2]

it's not 2x4 wood frame house. it look like a beam and post construction

[vwhennin]

This an inspiring clip of the timber framing class.