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A Timber Framer's Workshop

Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames

by Steve K. Chappell

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Introduction to Timber Framing

2. Tools

3. Structural Design Considerations

4. Bent Framing and Joinery Design

Joists and Purlins

Braces and Bracing

Tie Beam Joinery

5. Tension Joinery

6. Roof Framing and Truss Design

Clear-Span Truss Design

The Makeup of a Truss

7. Timber and Wood Technology

Working with Green Timbers

Physical Properties of Wood

8. Tips and Techniques

9. Joinery Details

10. Timber Frame Plans

11. Builders Math and Engineering

Builders Math

Engineering

Appendices