Timber Frame Bents Spring 2010
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PROJECT - Two Timber Hammer Bent Frame Trusses with connecting girts forming a space of 20 ft. x 30 ft. with a cathedral ceiling 24 ft. high. Each frame truss is comprised of douglas fir 8" x 10" posts with 6" x 10" hammer girts & posts; 6" x 10" anchor beam, principal rafters, and 4" x 12" curved knee braces. 8" x 8" purlins form the gable roof system. This project employs centerline, square-rule layout on virtually 'corrected' timbers allowing for precise joinery on bowed, twisted or tapered wood. The tenon, housing and 'Fat' result in strong, accurate joinery.

INSTRUCTOR: James Mitchell


STUDENTS - Dan Blake - Vancouver BC
Kalvin Bosch - Cochrane AB
Henrik Calloe - Aarhus Denmark
Doug Calo - Stuart Florida
Waylon D'Souza - Mississauga ON
Oliver Duret - Yellow Knife NT
Koby Herd - Powell Wyoming
Jesse Johnson - Farmington Maine
Justin Marston - Thunder Bay ON
Robert Mutch - Terrace BC
Robert Paradis - Maple Ridge BC
Josef Schmidt - Salt Spring Island BC
Chris Welsh - Vancouver BC


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