We are a non-profit educational membership association dedicated to the craft of timber framing. We serve as a center of timber frame information and design for the professional and the general public. Learn more.
We offer learning and fellowship through workshops, publications and conferences. There are also opportunities for adventure, education and camaraderie through community service building projects in many lands.
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Timber Framing as a fully searchable archive packaged on two DVDs. Buy yours today!
The Timber Framers Guild is a registered provider with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES). Continuing Education Units for architects and engineers are available for many TFG conferences and events.
Conferences
Camp Letts Rendezvous August 19-23, 2008
Registration now available! We are expecting hundreds of timber framers and their families to come together for a challenging and fun week of training, demonstrations and hands-on activities. Camp Letts is a year-round conference and retreat center near Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Located on the Chesapeake Bay, the 219-acre peninsula has miles of wooded trails for hiking, horseback riding, and nature discovery. Click here for more information.
Become a presenter of a seminar or workshop at the 2008 Eastern Conference, at Maine's Samoset Resort in Rockport November 6-9. Demonstrate your expertise, knowledge, and success, and increase your visibility and role as a leader in the timber framing craft. More info.
Design Competition Winners Announced
We have our winners of the Silver Park Design Competition, a contest to create three log and/or timber shelters in Silver Park, Missoula, Montana. They are Jeremy Bonin, Joseph Scarpa with Benjamin Nia, and Jeffrey Stahlecker. Congratulations to all! See their designs here.
The Projects pipeline is filling up. We have open leadership positions for project managers, instructors and rookie instructors for 2008 and 2009 events. We also need volunteers to participate. If interested, please click here for details.
Publications & Invaluable Resources
Timber Frame Design Plan Book: A collection of 14 timber frame plans with designs ranging from simple garden sheds and pergolas to barns.
Timber Frame Joinery and Design, Vol. 2: More than 50 articles on design, engineering, layout and joinery, enclosures and vernacular timber framing. A must-have for everyone's library.
Timber Truss Book: A compilation of six articles that originally appeared in Timber Framing, plus new material. Another invaluable reference.
Historic Steeples Series: Articles discussing the form, function and joinery of historic American timber-framed steeples.
Historic Trusses Series: Articles discussing the form, function and joinery of American timber-framed roof trusses of the past with examples.
Timber Framing in Virginia with the Cadets March 21-April 1.Read more.
July 18-20, 2008:IPTW Conference, Vermont Granite Museum, Barre, VT.
Read Jim DeStefano's article in Structure magazine; Jim is a founder of the Timber Frame Engineering Council (TFEC) The Standard for Design of Timber Frame Structures is free to download.
Sustainable Forestry in Cameroon: A 60-minute DVD by Mbah Salle documents his work in Cameroon. Now in the store.
The 65th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 was remembered at the Bainbridge Japanese Internment Memorial, where the Guild built a timber pavilion. Bainbridge Island Review report. Local TV also covered the event.