Timber Framers Guild


	About the Guild We are a non-profit educational membership association dedicated to the craft of timber framing. We serve as a center of timber frame information and design for the professional and the general public. Learn more.

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	Be a TFG Member We offer learning and fellowship through workshops, publications and conferences. There are also opportunities for adventure, education and camaraderie through community service building projects in many lands. Join us.

	Lifetime Membership No more renewal notices about dues being raised if you join or renew once with a Lifetime individual membership. Take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity!

	In the store are tools, books, videos and other resources. Timber Framing Journal on DVD Timber Framing as a fully searchable archive packaged on two DVDs. Buy yours today!




	The Timber Framers Guild is a registered provider with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES). Continuing Education Units for architects and engineers are available for many TFG conferences and events.


Conferences & Workshops

Camp Letts Rendezvous August 19-23

We enjoyed a challenging and fun week of training, demonstrations and hands-on activities at Camp Letts, a year-round conference and retreat center on the Chesapeake Bay. Click here for more information.

August/September Scantlings Available Online

Some issues of Scantlings were incorrectly collated, and so we are giving our members immediate access to a full electronic version until they get their replacement copies. Available here.

Silver Park Small Shelter Project, Missoula, Sept. 22-26

We will host a workshop to build one of the three winning timber and log designs in the Silver Park Design Competition. The Bonin design, shown below, will give participants an excellent opportunity for honing their skills in compound joinery. This shelter, plus the other two winning designs that are being cut at local shops, will be raised in their eventual home in Silver Park, which is adjacent to Osprey Stadium where the workshop will be held. There is no fee but you do need to register.

Watch Videos of the Gindler Barn Workshop July 7-19

We recently completed a project to repair and re-assemble the historic 36' x 85' Gindler Barn at a TFG workshop at Willoughby Farm, Collinsville, Illinois. Daily Video Reports.

2008 Western Conference

Thanks to all those who came to the Western Conference, at Idaho's scenic Coeur d'Alene Resort April 17-20.

Call for Presenters

Become a presenter of a seminar or workshop at the 2008 Eastern Conference, at Maine's Samoset Resort in Rockport November 6-9. Demonstrate your expertise, knowledge, and success, and increase your visibility and role as a leader in the timber framing craft. More info.

2007 Events
	Hertzler Barn Tim Devore, host for the Hertzler Barn Project, sends photos of progress to date.
	Upcoming Projects The Projects pipeline is filling up. We have open leadership positions for project managers, instructors and rookie instructors for 2008 and 2009 events. We also need volunteers to participate. If interested, please click here for details.

Publications & Invaluable Resources
	Timber Frame Design Plan Book: A collection of 14 timber frame plans with designs ranging from simple garden sheds and pergolas to barns. Standard for Design of Timber Frame Structures: Defines the engineering and design requirements for timber frame construction. Free to download or buy a printed copy. Timber Frame Joinery and Design, Vol. 2: More than 50 articles on design, engineering, layout and joinery, enclosures and vernacular timber framing. A must-have for everyone's library. Timber Truss Book: A compilation of six articles that originally appeared in Timber Framing, plus new material. Another invaluable reference. Historic Steeples Series: Articles discussing the form, function and joinery of historic American timber-framed steeples. Historic Trusses Series: Articles discussing the form, function and joinery of American timber-framed roof trusses of the past with examples. The Forest Service's Wood Handbook: Wood As an Engineering Material: Download it free or order a copy from the Forest Products Society. TFG Apprenticeship Curriculum: Download and print all 16 sections.

Calendar

Traditional Timber Framing Course, Sept. 12-18, presented by the UK Carpenters� Fellowship and the Essex County Council at Cressing Temple. Info.

In celebration of HRH the Prince of Wales's 60th birthday in November, there will be a contest for a measured drawing of a Georgian building (any building completed in the period 1660-1840, whether in Britain or elsewhere). The goals of the competition, which is open to British, Commonwealth and U.S. citizens under 40, is to promote and reward excellence in measured architectural drawing and to encourage close study and understanding of Georgian buildings. First prize is �1000, second prize is �750 and third prize is �500. Deadline: Friday, Sept. 19. Full details are available here: www.georgiangroup.org.uk.

Tedd Benson, dean of the timber framing industry, gave this year's commencement address at Maine's Unity College (an environmental college). His topic: "Tedd's Rules," which include "Be happy. Buck convention. Save your world." Read his address here. In addition, The PBS TV show "This Old House" will partner with Tedd's timber framing company, Bensonwood, to build a new timberframe home that will reflect old New England barns built centuries ago. Thisoldhouse.com will feature progress of the Weston project 24/7 through four Webcams powered by EarthCam. Read more.

Timber Framing in Virginia with the Cadets March 21-April 1. Read more.

Read Jim DeStefano's article in Structure magazine; Jim is a founder of the Timber Frame Engineering Council (TFEC) The Standard for Design of Timber Frame Structures is free to download.

Sustainable Forestry in Cameroon: A 60-minute DVD by Mbah Salle. Now in the store.

The 65th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 was remembered at the Bainbridge Japanese Internment Memorial, where the Guild built a timber pavilion. Bainbridge Island Review report. Local TV also covered the event.

Meet the Project Coordinator

Radio Interview with Joel McCarty on NH Public Radio: "The Revival of Timber Framing."

"Raising a 12x16 Timber Frame" in Taunton's Fine Homebuilding.

Ed Levin's updated Hawkindale worksheet.

Other free software downloads.


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