Join us for a 6-day introduction to timber framing at the Canelo Project. Come and learn as we build and raise a traditional timber frame structure on the property.

You will gain foundational skills in:

•  The art of laying out timber frame joinery using square-rule method, a historical method of early American Timber Framing
• Cutting mortise and tenon joinery by hand and then power tools
• Tool use and maintenance
• Techniques and logistics of frame-raising
• We will touch on basic lumber selection and milling techniques
• You will also see many examples of natural building and finishes here on the property

Each student will cut their own mortise and tenon joint that will make up a small timber-frame structure, which we will raise during the workshop—this will be a perfect sized structure to apply what you learn. You will leave with the knowledge of how to construct your own timber-frame building.