Timber frame joints

Timber Framing is a Very Old Building Tradition Timber Framing is an ancient building method that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years. The building method was developed as a way to build strong and secure buildings out of large pieces of wood, without metal nails, which were expensive and labor intensive to produce.

Find over 150+ timber frame joints and joinery examples, including, mortise and tenon, post and beam, roof joinery, compound joinery, knee braces, and foundation details.

A few photos of one of our recent installations. As part of an entire backyard installation, we created an outdoor room built into a small slope. The stone wall…

The differences in the different kind of timber building, traditional joinery versus butt joints with bolted steel plates.

The Forestry Forum

15 different types of scarf joints used in timber frame construction and woodworking projects. Scarf joints are used when a piece of timber needs to be longer and instead of sourcing a larger piece of lumber, two smaller pieces are joined together.

Do you have something a little different in mind? How about some traditional timber framing with an added cherry spline? Canted rafters and lots of angles? Yes, we can do that. Each project is c…

Cabin Creek Timber Frames is made up of a team of experienced professionals in Franklin, North Carolina who know their craft and are passionate about their craft. You can see this dedication illustrated in our Timber Frame construction portfolio below.

Castle Ring Oak Frame. Bespoke oak framed house for our Herefordshire clients - photos of the whole process from initial carpentry through to frame raising.