11x12 timber frame

[BryanM]

WOW:thumbsup: For some reason that reminds me of Little House on the Praire!

 

[dcyrilc]

Nicely done Loran. As someone else said, that thing should be bomb proof. Great job.:thumbsup:

 

[Loren49]

Sorry but now that I found how easy it is to post photos - I took a few of the interior today - finished with a contented "Lucy"

Loren

 

[GGB]

Beautiful craftsmanship-I'm jealous!

Thanks for sharing this with us.

GGB

 

[crazyal]

All that nice work, I wonder if the sheep will appreciate it as much as my GF cat's likes ours.

 

[Samandothers]

If you have them I'd like to see close up of how you pegged the joints. How did you cut your mortise and tenons?
Very nice. Your sheep live well.

 

[forgeblast]

what book did you use, very nice job, i love the look of a timber frame.

 

[hcallaway]

What a great building. The animals really have it better than most people. Great talent!

 

[Loren49]

The book I used is "A Timber Framer's Workshop" by Steve Chappell. The actual design is a combination of methods from the book and examples I found online.

To cut the mortise and tenons I used power and hand saw, forstner bit to rough out mortises, and a 1.5", 2" and corner framing chisels. (bought 1 new and 2 on ebay) (It was hours of work but enjoyable work)

I drilled joints when bents were ready to be raised and pegged with hardwood dowels (I cheated-they're supposed to be formed from 1"X1" stock) The remainder of joints were drilled and pegged in place.

I plan to post my first Timber Frame (summer of 2009) with photos that show some of the process a bit better.

Loren

 

[Army grunt]

What a great looking building, An I bet it smells great.Love I Timber frame, Thats why I build my own saw mill.I use it whenever possible.
Army Grunt