What is timber frame construction ... joints secured with wooden pegs (tree nails), whereas post & beam often uses simple lap joints and even metal fasteners to hold the pieces together.

The mortise-and-tenon joints are secured with wooden ... into mortises bored into horizontal plates. Larger timber-frame roofs are built of rafters, each lifted into place and set into notches ...

A timber- frame structure isn’t just slapped up ... The bird’s-mouth joints on the rafters should be 1.5 inches vertical by 6 inches horizontal. You can use a circular saw for most of ...

Using full-color photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Learn to Timber Frame (Storey Publishing ... and exposed timber and joinery, are a joy to make and to live in.