Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 12)

The author has done a good job of explaining practical Timber Frame construction. There are fewer references to the art of traditional joinery with its demanding craftsmanship to create interlocking structural members. The book focuses of the "Timber Frame Effect" married with the modern imperatives of economy, code compliance, ease-of-use and application of new technologies. The author effectively communicates where and how the old and the new come together to create beautiful and enduring structures.

Really help me understand and give me confidence to build my own cabin with my own rough sawn timber. There was no way I was going to learn timber framing by traditional methods. With these methods I can do this.

So like many other people I was interested in Timber framing but not so interested in the massive amount of work needed to be done by hand prior to putting the building up. I picked up this book because it sounded like the perfect book for me. I found it way too general in all. The book was interesting, but certainly not enough that I feel like I could go build a Timberframe for the rest of us with. I found most of the pictures and topics were taken from other books. If you are looking for a good book buy A Timber Frame Workshop by Steve Chappell. Most of this stuff came from there anyways.

Great book simple to understand more than enough info to get you started! For me I could have used a little more detail of modern joinery but most situations are covered thoroughly. All in all I highly recommend it.

Great book, however the condition it arrived in was not. The first 15 pages of the first chapter fell out almost immediately.

Though informative, and containing plenty of information regarding alternative methods of building, this book really lacks the traditional information regarding joinery and working without large numbers of fasteners, etc. The designs in this book rely on the use of large steel plates and brackets to help in the supporting of structures, and at that point it seems to depart sharply from the traditional methods of building. In point of fact, a structure containing traditional joints such as pegged mortise and tenons is stronger and more reliable. For people that are really interested in learning to make their own timber frame, or folks who are looking to use less store-bought materials and more craftsmanship in their build, consider looking into other sources that will guide you through the true-blue timber framing process. Sobon and Schroeder's book very nicely de-mystifies the process, and with a few well sharpened tools and a scrap 6 X 6 pine beam you'll be amazed what a little persistence and some elbow grease will accomplish.

Something to dream about - useful tips and insights.

Great price

This book is a good guide to post and beam and is well presented and set out including sizing of beams and posts which was exactly what I was after as we are a construction consultancy based in Kent, SE England. HOWEVER: the book is written for the American market and uses units such as inches, feet, pounds per square inch. There is no metric units and the codes of practice inc timber sizes are based upon American building codes so it is not a practical text for the UK. No reference to this is given on the Amazon.co.uk website - be warned!

This has been my bible for designing and building a timber frame garage. 'Timber framing for the rest of us' fills the significant gap between getting a ready-made shed and having a bespoke oak-framed building crafted for you. As this book is written with the perspective of the severe snow-loadings, hurricane winds and earthquakes that are faced in the US, there is a slight tendency to over-engineer. But with a set of UK span tables to hand, this book will help you create a building that will last and last.

Very good, clear instructions.

Not a bad book but I was expecting more detail on structural steel connectectors for heavy timbers. Instead it mostly involves light sheet strapping and coach/batten screws. There is a lot of useful information in there but if you're chasing decorative styles of structural steel connectectors for heavy timbers, Pinterest is probably a better bet.

The text is hard to read. Instructions are poor. Tried to get a refund to no avail. Could not get a return label from seller and no address to send it to.