With this entry, I'd like to focus on a particular area of our craft: large-scale structural timberframing. Though much of our work is designed to add beauty and style to the existing structure, stylistic timber work is actually a very recent style of timber framing. The vast majority of timber framing in history has come from a desire to merge elegant craftsmanship with practical structural needs. Though BBT has done many pavilions in this style, we have done relatively few houses. Today, we're taking a look at one we completed early in early 2014.
Above is the concept drawing of the build. BBT built the structure of a Great Room and loft from rough sawn Douglas Fir timbers using the mortise and tenon technique.
Even with a structure as large and intricate as this, we assembled the five separate bents (the main structural pieces that are repeated throughout the frame) on the ground in a few days, then lifted the majority of the structure in a day.
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| Installing the 2nd Bent. |
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| 3rd Bent Being Installed. |
In these last pictures, you can see all five bents installed, and much of the loft in place. In one project, you can see our work be grandiose in the scale and advanced in engineering, while at the same time keeping the handcrafted look and feel of personalized work.
Are you looking for a timberframe contractor who can bring craftsmanship to your large scale project?
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Jeremy Barlow
Barlow Bridge and Timberworks
Fabricators of Fine, Hand-Crafted Timber Products
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