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timber framingConstruction of frame or post-and-beam structures using large, heavy, wood members, specifically lumber 5 in. (13 cm) or more in the least dimension. The term implies stylistic features of a heavy nature. Half-timber work, in which the spaces between the heavy visible frames of interior and exterior walls are filled in with (nonstructural) material such as brick, plaster, or mud, was common in Asia and Europe. Half-timbering found its highest expression in the Tudor style. See also framed structure, post-and-beam system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just ask Jim Cullen who operates Panache Wood Products, a new Sudbury-based startup company that manufactures and supplies log homes, saunas and cottages, log siding, timber framing and wood furniture. In the mid-1800s the invention of the balloon frame, held together with nails instead of complexjoints, virtually ended timber framing. Black Mountain: Intro to Natural Building: Explore cob, strawbale, slip-straw, earthen plasters and timber framing and their use in Earthaven's innovative buildings. |
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