Tom and Lucy Rutherford learned about timber frame construction in the 1970s, driving through the countryside in Bucks County, Pa., and admiring the barns that had been converted into houses. Years ...

Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

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Scars left by axes swung before the Civil War show the work of skilled builders who shaped timbers for use in homes, barns and warehouses long before cutting machinery came along. Each board or beam ...

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