Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm built a detached porch using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm builds a floating floor on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm used a wedged Dutchman through tenon joint on a building that he constructed using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm talks on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, about the sitting porch that he built using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango.
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm talks on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, about the shed that he is building using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman, Simon Gnehm, talks on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, about the detached porch that he built using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The ceiling inside of a detached porch that Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm built using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The backside of the traditional Japanese (Shou Sugi Ban) charred wood siding that Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm is using on the two structures that he is building for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July , 2024, shows the traditional Japanese (Shou Sugi Ban) charred wood siding that he is using on the two structures that he is building for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, builds a bench using sourced lumber from the site that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm builds a bench using lumber from the site on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, shows the traditional Japanese (Shou Sugi Ban) charred wood siding that he is using on the two structures that he is building for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, uses a mallet and chisel as he builds a bench using sourced lumber from the site that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm has built a shed and an outdoor building where they are supported by rocks that are attached with a metal rod in the rock with the other part of the rod set in a concrete pillar in the ground for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, talks about the shed that he is building using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm has built a shed and an outdoor building where they are supported by rocks that are attached with a metal rod in the rock with the other part of the rod set in a concrete pillar in the ground for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm used a keyed through tenon joint on a building that he constructed using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm builds a bench using lumber from the site on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
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