Timber Frames – Just the Facts #3
The advantages of timber frames are many. Let’s move forward with facts that support that statement.
Fact #7 – Daylighting is easy in a timber frame. Because the structure is supported on the posts, your options are open to have windows wherever needed.
Fact #8 – The same joinery used in fine furniture and construction for centuries is the joinery still used in timber frame construction. Whether dovetails, mortises and tenons, or scarf joints, the details would have been the same in a centuries old timber frame and one cut today.
Fact #9 – The same tools used to craft timber frames through the ages are standard in every timber frame shop today…whether a handcrafted shop or a shop using computer numerical controlled (CNC) equipment. You’ll find chisels and mallets used to finish joinery.
Facts are easy when you are discussing a craft that hasn’t changed much through the centuries.