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Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)

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Excellent Resource for Wood Frame Construction
Invaluable for Anyone Who Wants to Build
Good graphic presentaion of wood frame construction
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)
Rob Thallon
Manufacturer: Taunton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 1561583537
Release Date: 2000-10-01

Book Description

Teaching through hundreds of meticulous drawings, Rob Thallon's guide covers foundations, roofs, building systems and materials, durability, energy efficiency, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Resource for Wood Frame Construction.......2007-05-31

This is a wonderful book to have on the reference shelf. It answers so many questions about wood frame construction in a clear manner with great graphic depictions.

Invaluable for Anyone Who Wants to Build.......2007-04-09

I am a beginning amateur builder of outbuildings on my property, and this book is wonderful. Easy to understand, the pictures are very descriptive. It is all I need. I gave a beat-up copy (after ordering another for myself) to a friend who just got his contractor's license and the next day he acted as though I'd given him gold. I recommend getting the spiral bound version - so much easier to use on the job site. This book cannot be rated high enough.

Good graphic presentaion of wood frame construction.......2007-03-17

This book is a good tool for anyone, do-it-yourselfer or not, to grasp how North American homes are put together. An excellent tool to learn the nomenclature of houses and house construction. I missed a discussion of the the reasons for and the pros and cons of the various methods. On the other hand, the lack of text is a strongpoint of this book, at least for those who want to quickly get up to speed on home construction.

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros).......2007-01-11

great book. Recommend it to anyone how would like to learn about framing.

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction.......2006-11-04

this book is so basic.
it is good but for start.

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Timber Construction Manual
AITC
Manufacturer: Wiley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 047123687X

Book Description

Since its first publication in 1966, Timber Construction Manual has become the definitive design and construction industry source for building with wood, both sawn lumber and structural glued laminated timber. Timber Construction Manual, Fifth Edition features an improved organization of content to provide architects, engineers, contractors, educators, the laminating and fabricating industry, and all others having a need for reliable, up-to-date technical data and recommendations on engineered timber construction with essential knowledge of wood and its application to specific design considerations.

Based on the most reliable technical data available, this defining guide has been thoroughly revised to encompass:

The latest design procedures for timber construction, featuring thorough updates of all recommended design criteria for timber members, systems, and fasteners
A simplified design procedure for pitched and tapered curved beams
An entirely new chapter on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and an updated section on the chemical properties of wood
The latest design and construction codes, including the 2001 National Design Specification for Wood from the National Forest Products Association, AITC 117-2004, and examples featuring ASCE 7-02 and IBC 2003
More cross-referencing to other available AITC standards and less superfluous full citations result in a leaner book with more useful, up-to-date information

The Timber-Frame Home: Design Construction Finishing

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Great homes
A book about very, very big houses
A Must if you are thinking of building a Timber Frame
An honest and complete
great resource

The Timber-Frame Home: Design Construction Finishing
Tedd Benson
Manufacturer: Taunton
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Binding: Hardcover

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Timberframe Interiors, pb

ASIN: 1561581291
Release Date: 1997-03-20

Customer Reviews:

Great homes.......2007-02-07

After reading the book I concluded I have zero hope of building one and I need to contact the author to build it for me. Brilliant brouchure for his company. I would take off stars for the flagrant selling but you know what it is just that good a book on the subject and the fact is its hard work and he is good at it. Hell just buy the book and have them build it.

A book about very, very big houses.......2003-02-05

This book contains wonderful pictures of homes that are mostly 5,000 sq ft and larger. With one exception it completely ignores fine smaller timberframe homes. I was reminded more of ski lodges than homes by the places featured. But the pictures are nice and if a 5,000 sq ft plus size house is what you're interested in I suppose this book has some interesting ideas.

A Must if you are thinking of building a Timber Frame.......2001-08-06

Whether you are going to act as general contractor, or hire it all out, this book is a great over view of all of the aspects of building a Timber Frame. While not dwelling in great detail, it has lots of drawings, photos, and descriptions, to acquaint the reader with construction techniques, electrical and plumbing considerations, and room layouts in a typical Timber Frame home. Definitley another fine book from Mr. Benson.

An honest and complete.......2000-06-09

This is by far the best of several books I purchased on building timber frame homes. I started with a list of questions about shrinkage, sound proofing, electrical, plumbing, etc. and found clear concise answers to all of them through text, drawings, and photos.

I trust experts (like this author) who talk about the mistakes they've made and show me how to avoid them. He presents options and if you decide to pick the lower rated ones, he describes the likely consequences and how to minimize them.

great resource.......1999-12-24

This book is an excellent guide to the craft of timberframing and complete house design and finishing. I have just finished building my own red oak timber framed house in Tedds back yard here in New Hampshire and found many valuable hints and tips throughout this book, especially liked the sections on plumbing and wiring which can be a challenge in a timber frame house. I also agree with another reviewer that the quality of the book is excellent and deserves a place on your coffe table for guests to peruse. To top it all off Tedd is a very honorable and genuine person who espouses the inherent charms of living in a well crafted timber frame house better than any other books or articles I have read on the subject. Every day in my new home is a real delight and I never get tired of viewing the fine joinery throughout the house. Benson Woodworking also has an excellent web site to examine much of the steps in building a timber frame house. Also for those of you who enjoy the photos in this book , Tedd has a brand new book out showing dozens of homes they have built in the past in beautiful photographic form.

Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing

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This is a great book.
Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
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One of the books on the topic (the DVD is good too)

Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
Don Bollinger
Manufacturer: Taunton
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0942391624
Release Date: 1990-10-01

Customer Reviews:

This is a great book........2007-05-13

This book is very informative. If you are going to lay flooring then this will be very helpful.

Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing.......2007-01-10

An informative book, but I merely learned how to install hardwood flooring in the author's house after reading it and watching the DVD (extra $). Really important topics, such as initial measuring and layout, were skimmed over.

I wound up hiring a professional to install my flooring instead. ugh!

Check out Hai Nguyen review.......2007-01-01

Click on Read all my reveiws for this guy... He hates everything.

Confidence Builder.......2006-03-03

This book is wonderful. I've been reading everything I can get my eyes on regarding installation of solid hardwood flooring. Most places I see the same general points, but not many details. Not this book. Here are answers to the dozens of questions I had in response to reading all of the other stuff.

One of the books on the topic (the DVD is good too).......2006-01-01

However, I agree with the person below that you should really seek out a continuous belt sander, and avoid drum sanders due to their tendency to create very subtle chatter marks over the entire floor surface. They cannot be seen or felt prior to finishing the floor, but once you have the floor finish applied, you can see them. Also, the author says that a screen buffer is optional, but if you use a drum sander, I think it is pretty much a necessity if you want to lessen the effect of the chatter marks that a drum sander produces, compared to a continuous belt sander.

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making (Complete Illustrated Guide)

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good book
Great resource
Big on marketing, short on details
Very Good Book
excellent intermediate book

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making (Complete Illustrated Guide)
Doug Stowe
Manufacturer: Taunton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1561585939
Release Date: 2004-03-01

Book Description

Taunton's Complete Illustrated guide to Box Making presents both small and large projects. This book covers how to create boxes in different shapes, Japanese puzzle boxes, and band-sawn boxes. 500 color photos are featured in this clear and comprehensive woodworking guide.

Customer Reviews:

good book.......2007-04-06

This book is very informative , easy to read & understand.If you know nothing about turning, it might be a little much. I've played with my lathe about 3 months now & wanted to get serious about the hobby.This book hit the nail on the head!

Great resource.......2007-03-14

This book provides great information for box making whether you are a veteran woodworker or a novice. Illustrations and pictures are very useful for conveying information described in written format. Highly recommended!

Big on marketing, short on details.......2007-03-02

I have over 30 year of woodworking experience building tables, chests etc. I bought this book as it sounded like everything I ever needed to know about box making. The book was a big disappointment. It has lots of colorful pictures on nice glossy thick paper, but lacks the detailed instructions of how to build a box. Normally the Taunton Press (Fine WoodWorking Magazine) has excellent articles, but this book falls short of giving you the 'know how' to build a box.

Very Good Book.......2006-07-19

If I could give this book 4 and 1/2 stars, I would. But I just can't give it five stars.

This is a really good overview on the technqiues needed to make boxes. Many techniques are covered in detail (but not too much detail). The photography is excellent. And the book is well organized and well written.

There are a few things that I'd change. First, I'd include a section that contained photos of completed boxes in order to jump start the design process. Maybe I would entitled that section "Inspiration" or "Works by Other Woodworkers".

Second, I'd include a section regarding how to rout, cut and otherwise manipulate small pieces. There are several techniques shown where the author puts his fingers really close to carbide that is spinning at 15,000 rpm. Maybe I'm a wus, but I just won't put my fingers within an inch of a spinning router bit.

Third, similar in format to a Snap-On calendar, I'd include a scantily-clad, well-endowed, blonde model, next to each picture of a completed box.

excellent intermediate book.......2006-05-02

this is a great book for the intermediate wood worker who wants to know how to (or be refreshed) on how to do some specific box making techniques. If you are looking for a project-based book, I would recommend something else. However, I enjoyed this book a lot and have learned some cool things from it.

A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames

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Great Book!
Neophyte realities
Must have book for the beginning and advanced
A core title for any carpentry/architectural reference shelf
I actually used the methods in this book to build my barn!

A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames
Steve K. Chappell
Manufacturer: Fox Maple Press
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ASIN: 188926900X

Book Description

Timber Framing has been a part of our building culture and an inspiration to mankind since the Middle Ages. As we enter a new millenium, it is designed to remain as one of building's most enduring forms, not only because of its intrinsic beauty, but because it is a pure and complete structural system.

Customer Reviews:

Great Book!.......2006-05-30

Excellent book, very thorough. Lots of good info on engineering, stresses and design of joints. Also good info on timbers, where they are cut in the log, shrinkage, and more. Would not ignore any of his advice if you would like your frame to be safe and last for generations.

Neophyte realities.......2005-09-15

This particular book is an overview. Nothing wrong with that, it's merely that I do not even approach the level the overview allows. Again, a fine book for an intermediate but not for My particular position in the process of learning timber framing. A book that is far more to My liking is called "The craft of modular post and beam." Written by James Mitchell. Way better for a beginner and a lot more incisive all the way across the learning horizon. Listening to Paul Butterfield's "East west" and am being pulled away from the typewriter! That is all!

Must have book for the beginning and advanced.......2004-12-03

The book is well written and very easy to follow. Steve walks through the history, design considerations, math, and knowledge needed to get started. I've read lots of Timber framing books and this is the first book I grab for reference. If you are trying to decide which book to buy...Look at "A Timber Framer's Workshop" FIRST!

A core title for any carpentry/architectural reference shelf.......2000-09-07

In A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction Of Traditional Timber Frames is a complete instruction course under one cover in the carpentry craft and architectural art of building with timber framing technology. Included are engineering basics, builders math, tips, techniques, tools, and structural design considerations. Chapters are devoted to Bent Framing & Joinery Design, Tension Joinery, Roof Framing & Truss Design, Joinery Details, and more! A Timber Framer's Workshop is a core title for any professional, academic, or community library carpentry, architecture, and woodworking collections.

I actually used the methods in this book to build my barn!.......2000-02-08

I actually used the methods in this book to build my 40 X 30, four-bent barn. I can't say enough about this book. From the dedication to the index this timber frame manual was crafted in the same manner as author Steve Chappell's structures: solid, precise and with artful beauty. This book teaches everything from the basic tools to advanced joinery and details everything you need to build a traditional timber frame structure. The illustrations are great and the exercises are extremely useful.

"A Timber Framer's Workshop" is an essential reference tool for anyone who's serious about timber framing.

Low Cost Pole Building Construction: The Complete How-To Book

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READ ME! How to build a house cheaply
Pole construction - a wonderful alternative for great value.

Low Cost Pole Building Construction: The Complete How-To Book
Evelyn Loveday , and Ralph Wolfe
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0882661701

Book Description

278,000 copies in print.

Customer Reviews:

READ ME! How to build a house cheaply.......2006-11-15

I thought this was a great book, I picked this up at the library and this was a wonderful read from front to back.

PROS:
1. Learn how to build at a low cost.
2. Provide shelter/housing one weekend at a time.

CONS:
N/A

I also purchased a real estate book on how to get land cheaply:

Investing Without Losing (ISBN: 0978834607 NOT on amazn, on other stores)

Pole construction - a wonderful alternative for great value........1999-12-10

I gave the book five stars because there was a total lack of books on the subject when I read it months ago. Thanks to Amazon, there is now more available. I am a developer of lots. I have seen what the family faces with home buying. The pole house will only be for the stout-hearted, brave and good humored. But for those few souls it will be a wonderful experience. This book takes you from day one - walking onto your lot - to the finished product. And it tells you everything in between like, how to get your friends to gleefully help you plant your poles to having an old "barn raising". It's good stuff. It's dated, but if you're an ol' fashion American pioneer like me, you'll love the challenge.

Timber Frame Construction: All About Post and Beam Building

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Slightly Lacking
Linchpin for starting a timber frame project
The best place to start
Off to a good Start.

Timber Frame Construction: All About Post and Beam Building
Jack A. Sobon , and Roger Schroeder
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0882663658

Book Description

If you have only dreamed about the beauty of building with timbers, this book will open your eyes. It will convince you that this method is not only practical today for homes and other buildings, but often is less expensive than "stick building." Timber frame builder Jack Sobon and writer Roger Schroeder offer a book for builders as well as those wishing to have the work done for them. Here is practical how-to for both beginners and experienced carpenters who want to try this method. It offers: The basics of timber framing. How to design for strength and beauty. How to combine modern tools and time-tested methods. A starter project: How to build a 12 x 16 garden toolshed. Dozens of illustrations and photos that make it all easy to understand. "A sprightly manual on post-and-beam building techniques, well-illustrated with sketches and photos." (Popular Science) Author Biography: Currently a self-employed architect and builder of timber-framed buildings, co-author Jack A. Sobon holds

Customer Reviews:

Slightly Lacking.......2007-02-12

As with most technical type publications, unless you go for the pure tech manual you get some interesting but yet useless amount of history which is not what I needed. If I wanted history I would have purchased a history book.

Linchpin for starting a timber frame project .......2007-01-10

This book is a sound investment for anyone interested in building a timber frame structure. I had no experience building with wood prior to deciding to build a small timber frame cabin in Maine. I spoke to several timber framers and they all suggested I purchase this book as a reference manual for my cabin project. Mr. John Sweet of Sweet Timber Frames had a copy that was so worn from use that I knew it must be a good reference. Every phase of building the cabin has had its challenges; this book has made what would have been an impossible job an attainable dream. I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about building a timber frame structure. Thanks to Mr. Sweet for recommending it.

The best place to start.......2001-09-19

I have bought probably 10 books on timber framing and ended up building my own 2000 sf timber frame barn. I went back to this book more than any other becasue it covers the basics so well.
If you're looking to attempt a fairly straightforward project without any real complex joints or design, this is probably the only book you'll ever need - a great primer and a great basic reference.

Off to a good Start........1998-11-02

" Timber Frame Construction " provides a good basis of knowledge for the expeirenced builder intrested in learning post and beam joinery , from the history of the craft to tools and joints. I found the book a valuable source for my project.

On the down side I could have used more explanation on what joints to use, the best cutting sequence and a greater description of where not to use them.

Overall though I recommend it.

Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind

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Great New Puzzle Book
I have made 5 of the 18 puzzles

Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind
Charlie Self , and Tom Lensch
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ASIN: 158923247X

Book Description

For centuries, logic puzzles have entertained, inspired and educated kids of all ages. Studies show these engaging "brain teasers" provide unsurpassed benefits to the body and mind, increasing manual dexterity, mathematical abilities and overall intellectual agility.

Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles provides plans and instructions for crafting 18 of the most popular manual puzzles. Projects range from traditional "put together/take apart" games like pentominoes and soma cubes to more sophisticated "unlocking" head-scratchers, such as the Burr and Heart Box puzzles. Readers will also learn specialized cutting, drilling, sanding, gluing and finishing techniques that make crafting wooden puzzles possible.

Customer Reviews:

Great New Puzzle Book.......2007-02-01

This is a really great book. It has plans for a couple of sleds for the table saw and 18 puzzles. It has materials lists, easy to use instructions with solutions to all puzzles and lots of helpful tips. Highly Recommended.

I have made 5 of the 18 puzzles.......2007-01-11

I have made 5 of the 18 puzzles out of this book, but have found 3 mistakes in the book. So you need to be smarter then the author of the book to figure out the mistakes. I enjoyed the book and like the puzzles. The book just needs to be updated and mistakes fixed.

Timberframe: The Art and Craft of the Post-and-Beam Home

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Beams! BEAMS!!
Beams and More Beams
Visually powerful architectural & design reference.
Very inspiring book, full of great timberframe examples!

Timberframe: The Art and Craft of the Post-and-Beam Home
Tedd Benson , and Norm Abram
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ASIN: 1561586080
Release Date: 2002-02-01

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Unlike conventional framing, which is destined to be hidden by other building materials, timberframe homes leave massive beams and smaller supports exposed to be seen and admired as a finished and an architectural element. Tedd Benson divides Timberframe: The Art and Craft of the Post-and-Beam Home into four sections--"In the Country," "On the Water," "In the Mountains," and "In Addition"--to reveal how the proud owners of timberframe dwellings strive to make those architectural elements fit their surroundings. This is not a how-to book--though there are plenty of sketches and even a few simplified plans sprinkled among 400 color photos--as much as an effort to foster appreciation and inspiration of this unique home style. With case-by-case overviews of 29 American homes from coast to coast, Benson explores a craftsmanship that was largely replaced by stud framing in the late 1800s with the development of the wire nail, the circular saw mill, and the need to build houses more quickly. But Benson also calls attention to a renewed interest in timberframe dwellings. Norm Abram, of This Old House fame, not only wrote the foreword to this book but also serves as a case study of someone incorporating this old framing technique into his new house. For Abram, the attraction to timberframing is its sense of durability. "I look at its sturdiness and know it will be standing for many decades, maybe a century or two," he writes. Another sign of timberframing's resurgence is seen in the recent selling off of more than 7 million board feet of old-growth timber from the defunct Long-Bell Lumber mill in Longview, Washington. As Benson tells the story, word about the auction spread quickly among a new breed of timberframers who knew that wood of that size and quantity might never be seen again. The bidding quickly rose above the meager means of the average timberframer, and it was later learned that Bill Gates purchased the timbers for his multimillion-dollar home in Seattle. --John Russell

Customer Reviews:

Beams! BEAMS!!.......2000-12-19

This book is full of stunning photographs of timber frame homes, accompanied by engaging text both technical and philosophical. The book is divided into locations, such as prairie, mountain, and coastal homes. Not a guide to building, this is more like the ultimate coffee-table book.

I don't know one thing about architecture or homebuilding, but I enjoyed this book for its striking photos of awesome homes.

Beams and More Beams.......2000-06-17

If you love beams, and more beams, lots of braces, and complex joints; then this book is for you.

If you prefer a more minimalist approach I'd suggest: "The Timber-Frame Home, Design, Construction, Finishing" by the same author. In that book this author wrote: "...frame design should simplify and reduce whenever possible, The best frames are those with the most economical use of timbers and the least-complicated joinery." I was disappointed that this book ignored that concept.

Most of the houses in this book are above 3500 sq feet with roughly a third at 5000 and up. If you want to see the extremes to which timberframing can be taken, this is the book for you.

Visually powerful architectural & design reference........2000-04-06

This colorful survey of the post and beam home examines a construction method which dates to the Middle Ages, and is the first to explore the design potentials of the form. 400 color photos, drawings and floor plans provide excellent architectural reference and design insights in this contemporary exploration of timberframe potentials. Visually powerful and highly recommended.

Very inspiring book, full of great timberframe examples!.......1999-09-16

This great book starts off with a short history of timberframes and then showcases dozens of great timberframe homes. The homes cover all styles and price ranges and the picture quality is superb. This is a must buy for all timberframe home lovers!

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