Thanks for checking out my blog. I'm currently building a 16'x16' timber framed fishing cabin. I'm cutting the timber frame at home,
out of hemlock timbers, and I thought it might be interesting for some people to see the process in a step by step format. If this doesn't sound interesting to you,
please go directly to huffington post to see what strange thing that Sarah Palin said recently. If you decide to stay and check out the cabin,
I'll do my best to try and post pictures and descriptions of the building process. I particularly enjoy "timber framing", as the frame of a building
is constructed similarly to a traditional piece of furniture, with mortices and tenons, doveltails, and various other joints held together with wooden pegs.
This is as opposed to modern framing with dimensional lumber, plywood, nails, and metal fasteners - which is designed to be covered up and
never seen after it's initial construction. I have nothing against modern framing - but appreciate the ability to do both. It makes me sad
to see people who know that they want to experience a traditional timber frame, but don't have the actual knowledge and ability to do so.
Thus they go to town with timbers, bolts, simpson hangers, etc. and end up with something that is well intentioned and probably utilitarian,
but could have been so much more elegant with the application of some technologies that are thousands of years old.....

Back to the cabin: I was approached by some folks who had a general idea of a building that they wanted.
After spending some time listening to their wants and needs for this building, I submitted some schematic  drawings to them for consideration.