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.


Conference

	New Membership Discounts Available for 2009 We are offering some attractive new member, group and student discounts for 2009. Check them out here.
	Call for Presenters Become a presenter of a seminar or workshop at the 2009 Western Conference, at Oregon's Sunriver Resort. Demonstrate your expertise, knowledge, and success, and increase your visibility and role as a leader in the timber framing craft. More info.
Board Elections
	Election Results Members elected for new terms on the Board of Directors include Chris Gunn, Adrian Jones, and John Miller. Thanks to all those who participated in the first-ever online elections. In these difficult financial times, any savings is a big plus.
2008 Projects & Workshops
	Silver Park Small Shelter Project, Missoula The three winning timber and log shelters are built and raised in place in Silver Park. Thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers for a successful project.

	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.

	Upcoming Projects We have open leadership positions for project managers, instructors and rookie instructors for 2009 events. We also need volunteers to participate. If interested, please click here for details.
	Blacksmith Annex Project, Brasstown, NC, May 29-June 15, 2009 The Blacksmith Annex Project for next spring gets the green light! We are excited to announce our partnership with the John C. Campbell Folk School to build a 50' x 50' timber frame addition to the existing blacksmith shop. Preliminary details are here.

Publications & Invaluable Resources
	Fourteen Small Timber Frames: 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

Tedd Benson, dean of the timber framing industry, gave this year's commencement address at Maine's Unity College. His topic: "Tedd's Rules," which include "Be happy. Buck convention. Save your world." Read his address here. PBS's "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.

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.

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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