A visit to The Beamery

[GaryR]

A company that builds timber frames. The local woodworking club paid a visit last night. They work in a huge building that is a former sock factory warehouse.

The timbers here are all Douglas Fir, cut to size at a mill in Oregon and shipped 2000 miles to Indiana. 10 x 10's and larger, many free of heart center. A crew of 4-5 does the joinery. They have an engineer who plans the joinery. And many many sawhorses. The pictures should tell the story.

 

[AndyT]

That looks a lot less high tech than I was expecting!
But I guess it makes sense if their business is all bespoke jobs.

 

[Cabinetman]

As you say Gary that’s a LOT of sawhorses, haven’t seen that particular design before but it’s an easy one when you need a lot making, good view of if behind the hand morticer btw.
Ian

 

[GaryR]

That looks a lot less high tech than I was expecting!
But I guess it makes sense if their business is all bespoke jobs.

Most of the tech stuff is done turning the logs into beams which is done at the mill in Oregon. These folks, I believe.

 

[SteveMP]

Very cool! I have ordered tools from Shelter Tools, who is also The Shelter Institute https://www.shelterinstitute.com/. They teach online and in-person timberframing using mainly hand tools. Have been wanting to take one of their courses, probably some day.