NBA Virtual Lectures 2021: The English Barn in America: An Introduction to its Layout & Carpentry
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- "The English Barn in America: An Introduction to its Layout & Carpentry"
Presenter: Jack A. Sobon
Common throughout most of the Northeastern United States, the English barn was the standard for barns from the earliest settlements up through the mid-nineteenth century. Mr. Sobon will discuss its origins, its layout and use, and an in-depth look at its carpentry. The intricacies of the older Scribe Rule system of timber layout and cutting brought here from Britain will be explained as well as the newer Square Rule method that replaced it.
Jack, thanks for taking the time to put this presentation together. I have read your Timber Frame Construction book repeatedly the last 30 years. A similarly produced lecture of that book would be priceless. Thanks for all your works.
I love your book “Build a Classic Timber-Framed House”. I’m using it to build my house. Great Presentation.
Great presentation, Jack!
Fascinating Stuff. Thank you for the video.
Very interesting we have a english style barn on my family farm. It has extra bays added to it. I think it's about 1790s. My family has been on the farm since 1784. I'm in Nova Scotia Canada
Back in 2014, my first visit to Sturbridge, a large old barn in the center, the historian in the barn said, he/ the village, had no knowledge of the purpose of the large wood wheel above the thrashing floor.., like your picture, it was @the rear of the loft, with no large opening door behind it, which would have been less convenient for butchering, because of less light… I told the man, I have an early 1900s picture, of an old barn in NY, with, 2 wheels, in the deep end of the thrashing floor, again with no large swing-open doors beyond them. But in the photo, a 100+yr old wagon is up at the top of the loft, brought up there with those 2 wheels.. and apparently stored there… I think, also, if a hay load of no more than a ton weight, (think 2 pickups worth of hay), it may have been possible to hoist a load that size up, to off-load higher in the mow…
I believe, beyond storage, wagons were lifted off their carriage, so a carriage might have a different purpose as in lumber wagon, the special built wagon could also be placed on runners for use in winter… I also think it was a way a frame could be lifted to grease or repair a wood wheel… when I explained that, the historian mentioned the the barn was unique in that it was larger then other barns in the village, and also, was the FIRST building of the village, and originally came from NY… it is possible the wheel hoist was more common from NY…
One last thing you didn’t mention, I’ve noticed in Northern NY, and, Canada, it was common for the large thrashing floor doors, often had a step-through door, much smaller for entry in the winter without trying to open the large doors…
Thanks much for the video…
looking for information on a later date, English style barn. built in 1913. upstate new york (40 x 60)
I live in Hillsdale, NY. The oldest square rule barn in US is here?