Don’t Forget the Connectors Structural connectors are designed to hold framing members to the foundation and to one another. They help a building withstand heavy loads, strong winds and earthquakes.

This excerpt comes from chapter 1, “What is Timber Framing.” You can purchase this book from the MOTHER EARTH NEWS store: Learn to Timber Frame. Timber Framing vs. Stick Framing ...

Framing lumber is not suitable frame material for storm windows you want to last. The 2-by-4s aren’t made of weather-resistant wood; they warp like crazy, especially so after being cut lengthwise.

PITTSFIELD — In May 1965, John Sobon, piloting a 60-foot crane, ripped into a North Adams apartment building, bringing a century-old timber frame structure to the ground. In a period marked by postwar ...

Timber frame construction is now confidently erected up to six storeys, classed as medium rise, following invaluable research feedback from the TF2000 project supported by several industry partners.

He had no experience with the timber frame joints used in the building but needed the work. “I said sure, I’ll do anything,” Libby recalls, more than fifty years later.

But the advances in steel frame construction in the later 19th century allowed for much taller buildings. With mass timber buildings, wooden layers are laminated together, using nails, dowels or glue.