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2006 Workshop Schedule:

February 26th- March 4th

June 4th-10th

November 5th-11th

Recommended Tools

Workshop students, apprentices, and design interns are asked to bring the following equipment to the workshop for their personal use:

• Tape measure (25-feet or longer)
• Carpenter's (framing) square (16-inch x 24-inch recommended)
• Speed square
• Combination square
• 1 1/2-inch timber framing chisel (We have a limited quantity of handmade Barr chisels [we believe the best brand] for sale at $115 plus tax. Please let us know if you want us to reserve you one.)
• 20 oz. dead blow or wooden mallet
• Safety goggles
• Ear plugs or ear muffs
• Several sharp carpenter's pencils
• if you are lodging on the farm, please bring: twin sheets, pillow, towels, and food

Recommended Books

With the revival of timber framing, many books have been written on the subject. Some of the better ones from our library are these:

Timberframe: The Art and Craft of the Post-and-Beam Home / Tedd Benson / The Taunton Press / ©1999 / Hardcover

A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames / Steve Chappell /Fox Maple Press / ©1998, Third Printing April 2001 / Paperback

The Timber-Frame Home: Design-Construction-Finishing: Revised & Updated / Tedd Benson / The Taunton Press / ©1997 / Hardcover

Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Craft / Tedd Benson with James Gruber / Fireside/Simon & Schuster / ©1980, First Fireside edition 1995 / Paperback

Build a Classic Timber-Framed House • Planning & Design • Traditional Materials • Affordable Methods / Jack A. Sobon / Storey Books / ©1994 / Paperback

Timber Frame Construction: All About Post-and-Beam Building / Jack Sobon and Roger Schroeder / Storey Books / ©1984 / Paperback