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Square rule timber framing

Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November 2022

A hands-on workshop learning how the North Americans were fabricating timber frames in the nineteenth century. Their system had evolved from the “melting pot” of European carpentry cultures combined with the straight timbers available from the virgin forests. However the roots of the new system can clearly be seen in the scribe rule practised in Sussex in the 18th century. Students will line out and cut the timbers for a small frame that will be reared on the last day.

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    Square rule timber framing
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Square rule timber framing

Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November 2022

A hands-on workshop learning how the North Americans were fabricating timber frames in the nineteenth century. Their system had evolved from the “melting pot” of European carpentry cultures combined with the straight timbers available from the virgin forests. However the roots of the new system can clearly be seen in the scribe rule practised in Sussex in the 18th century. Students will line out and cut the timbers for a small frame that will be reared on the last day.