Thanks for posting this video...very encouraging to see young men keeping the art of building alive. And to find such in Quebec, Canada. We are your neighbours in Knowlton,qc
I Love this -- this video and the entire selection teaching timber frame construction, use of block and tackle and so on. For we who want to build a small cabin alone in the woods this is wonderful. Thanks!
Microbrasserie Le Castor My earliest inspiration for learning about timber frame was from "Foxfire 1" (from the Foxfire book series). I also gleaned some knowledge from "Back to Basics" from Reader's Digest. I keep promising myself that I will one day aquire a hewing axe or at least a hewing hatchet. Heh! I have also been promising myself that I would make a real viable bow (bow & arrow) since I was 12 years old. I could say that other people have been holding me back, but the truth is...I have been LETTING them do so. It's ultimately my own fault. Time to get cracking. By the way...have you ever seen Roy Underhill's PBS "WOODWRIGHT SHOP" episode on building a shaving horse? It will amaze you with its simplicity & functionality. Okay. Enough for now. Sorry for all the tangents. Peace & love be with you.
"When we see a lot of framed timbers, different portions of which we know have been gotten out at different times and places and by different workmen, and when we see these timbers joined together and see that they exactly make the frame of a house or a mill, all the lengths and proportions of the different pieces exactly adapted to their respective pieces, and not a piece too many or too few, not omitting even scaffolding, or if a single piece be lacking, we can see the place in the frame exactly fitted and prepared to yet bring such piece in; in such case, we find it impossible to not believe that they all understood one another from the beginning, and all worked upon a common plan or draft drawn up before the first lick was struck." -- _Abraham Lincoln_
I'm not sure how likely it is that you'll reply since this video is over 10 years old, but it's worth a try... A decade ago I worked for a small timber framing outfit in Vermont, now I'm working on building my first frame on my own. Obviously, cost is a concern, so I'm researching shear legs (what you called an "A-frame"). What size are the main vertical members of your a-frame? They look like maybe 2x8? What species did you use? It appears too dark to be any softwood I can think of, but it looks like your team was able to carry it around easily so it must not be too heavy. How tall is it when erect? Looks like it's maybe 18' +/- when in the vertical position and prepared for use. Outstanding work, wonderful video, thank you for sharing and encouraging other folks that anything is possible with the right attitude and knowledge!
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Thanks for posting this video...very encouraging to see young men keeping the art of building alive.
And to find such in Quebec, Canada. We are your neighbours in Knowlton,qc
thanks Bruce! It was a great project.
This video and the structure is an absolute treasure! Amazing!
I Love this -- this video and the entire selection teaching timber frame construction, use of block and tackle and so on. For we who want to build a small cabin alone in the woods this is wonderful. Thanks!
Ted Benson would be proud of you!! So would good ole Roy Underhill. Mighty fine work, gentlemen. ❤ to you all.
Thank you William! We actually took a workshop with Ted Benson in 1998 - he was our earliest inspiration :)
Microbrasserie Le Castor My earliest inspiration for learning about timber frame was from "Foxfire 1" (from the Foxfire book series). I also gleaned some knowledge from "Back to Basics" from Reader's Digest. I keep promising myself that I will one day aquire a hewing axe or at least a hewing hatchet. Heh! I have also been promising myself that I would make a real viable bow (bow & arrow) since I was 12 years old. I could say that other people have been holding me back, but the truth is...I have been LETTING them do so. It's ultimately my own fault. Time to get cracking. By the way...have you ever seen Roy Underhill's PBS "WOODWRIGHT SHOP" episode on building a shaving horse? It will amaze you with its simplicity & functionality. Okay. Enough for now. Sorry for all the tangents. Peace & love be with you.
Wonderful video.
What a beautiful thing, I would love to participate!! Great job!!!!!
Love it.
Awesome. Thank you! I guess that’s what I need to build. An A frame.
"When we see a lot of framed timbers, different portions of which we know have been gotten out at different times and places and by different workmen, and when we see these timbers joined together and see that they exactly make the frame of a house or a mill, all the lengths and proportions of the different pieces exactly adapted to their respective pieces, and not a piece too many or too few, not omitting even scaffolding, or if a single piece be lacking, we can see the place in the frame exactly fitted and prepared to yet bring such piece in; in such case, we find it impossible to not believe that they all understood one another from the beginning, and all worked upon a common plan or draft drawn up before the first lick was struck." -- _Abraham Lincoln_
I'm not sure how likely it is that you'll reply since this video is over 10 years old, but it's worth a try... A decade ago I worked for a small timber framing outfit in Vermont, now I'm working on building my first frame on my own. Obviously, cost is a concern, so I'm researching shear legs (what you called an "A-frame").
What size are the main vertical members of your a-frame? They look like maybe 2x8? What species did you use? It appears too dark to be any softwood I can think of, but it looks like your team was able to carry it around easily so it must not be too heavy. How tall is it when erect? Looks like it's maybe 18' +/- when in the vertical position and prepared for use.
Outstanding work, wonderful video, thank you for sharing and encouraging other folks that anything is possible with the right attitude and knowledge!
the internet is a crazy and diverse place.
Great video on the block and tackle method. Could you use a winch on a tractor or atv for the stabilizing line on the a frame?
Great video! I like the naturally curved braces. I don't care for bandsawn imposters.
shts cool brah
What type of tool is that at 2:47? It brings the beam closer to the joint.
It's a special tool from Germany design for heavy timber construction - very handy!
The tractor could of lifted them easy