Construction
Jowl post tenons for tie beam and wall plate
Making joints
The English tying joint allows the walls of the structure to be held in place by beams stretching from one side to the other.
Tie beam joints and wall plate table scarfs
Tie beam dovetails
The dovetails fit tightly over the wall plate, locking it firmly.
Stopped chamfers and deep bevels
Farmhouse lean-to veranda
This farmhouse had 'evolved' over many hundreds of years and in parts, over 500 years old. Detailing such as the bevel size and joist end curves were added with a nod to an earlier era.
Floodlit barn raising
No time to stop
Daylight time in winter is short so out with the floodlights and on with the work!
Converting the interior space
Redesigning.
Initial designs were for vertical upper walls. By using the angles created by the roof chords an increase of nearly 20 cubic meters of space has been gained.
