Events and Programs
Introduction to Timber Framing
Join us for this four-day hands-on timber framing course.
Students will have the opportunity to work with two expert instructors while participating in every step of the process, from laying out joinery and cutting timbers to raising the finished timber frame structure.
Timber framing is a traditional approach to building using hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery. Instead of connecting 2x’s with nails and screws, as is typical in modern construction, hardwood pegs lock the hand-cut joinery together to create structures that are rugged and beautiful.
Anyone that has wandered into a New England barn has experienced the quiet power of these stoic timbered structures, and many of Maine’s historic timber frames have been standing for over two hundred years.
Timber frame construction can be a satisfying and ecological way to make use of trees harvested from local woodlots or sourced from local sawyers to build your own house, barn, or outbuilding.
Pricing: $675.00/per person