The Family Handyman – August 2019

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TIMBER

FRAMING

SIMPLIFIED

T

raditional timber-frame

construction requires

huge timbers, special tools

and rare skills. But we

skipped all that. Instead, we

got the heavy-timber look for

our gable and beams by

using three layers of stan-

dard framing lumber. This

technique requires only basic

framing tools and know-how.

Better yet, we didn’t have to

heave massive parts into

position—we just “sand-

wiched up” lighter materials

in place, adding them one

at a time.

Figure B

Gable

Assembly

6x6

post

Corbel

Main ridge beam

Rafter

Gable

First layer

Second layer

Third layer

Decorative
sheathing

Tail

BUFF STRICKLAND