unique projects •
timber frames •
tiny homes
• green building
• renovations
Timber Framing Course
2022
Island School of Building Arts, Gabriola Island
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Before there were industrial mills that spit out 2x4s and plywood, carpenters built homes with timber frames. It’s a traditional form of construction that uses local materials and can be done with just hand tools.
It was a very rainy March on Gabriola Island, learning traditional joinery from master carpenter James Mitchell
It was a very rainy March on Gabriola Island, learning traditional joinery from master carpenter James Mitchell