Discover the wonders of timber framing with the second edition of this powerful guide
Do you want to learn how you can use timber frames? Want to build your own house, shed, or another construction project? Would you like to test yourself for the first time with a simple project? Then keep reading
Timber framing is a highly versatile, beautiful form of construction which has been used for thousands of years around the world. It adds charm and character to a home, and can last over a hundred years.
This second edition has been entirely revisited and expanded to provide beginners with a complete insight into this style. It has also been enriched with a practical and simple project for the construction of a small shed, complete with illustrated instructions.
Now, this book breaks down the fundamentals of timber framing, giving you're the essential tools and knowledge you need to make the most of this incredible building style. With reference to the history and use of timber framing, as well as how timber can work with other materials, now you can go about building your own timber frame house with ease
Here's what you'll discover inside this comprehensive book:
No matter your level of experience with construction or timber framing, this book offers a simple and easy-to-understand breakdown of timber framing. Including a guidebook for those who want to outsource their timber frame construction to a company, now it's never been easier to build a beautiful timber frame house
★★★ Buy now to discover the world of timber framing today ★★★
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New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools.
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