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Husband + wife team timber framing & wood carving. Timber framing classes: https://t.co/j8SUyM7217

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A recent commenter complained (extensively, at great length over many comments) about how a crew can frame a 2000 square foot house in a day and a half, that taking time to do line rule/timber framing is a waste of time and resources, and that he literally cannot get excited about building a house. Sad, but not surprising. It's pretty obvious that houses today are framed by guys who don't like their jobs and want to get it done as quickly as possible. Since we don't hate what we do and take pride in our work, we're happy to go more slowly to make something that lasts. Who's with us?

A recent commenter complained (extensively, at great length over many comments) about how a crew can frame a 2000 square foot house in a day and a half, that taking time to do line rule/timber framing is a waste of time and resources, and that he literally cannot get excited about building a house. Sad, but not surprising. It's pretty obvious that houses today are framed by guys who don't like their jobs and want to get it done as quickly as possible. Since we don't hate what we do and take pride in our work, we're happy to go more slowly to make something that lasts. Who's with us?

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What about labor?!?! The biggest pushback we get on timber framing is "my labor tho!" Yes, timber framing takes time. Yes, it takes a little more skill than stick framing. (This feels unfair to say because there are some spectacular modern carpenters out there, but. But your basic build quality is fairly low, on average.) However, it is completely possible to slowly build your own timber frame over time in a way that simply isn't possible with a stick frame build that's sitting out in the weather. A friend is about to raise his 12x16 timber frame cabin (it will be used as a workshop) after working nights and weekends for a year+ That time would have passed, anyway. Last I checked, Netflix doesn't pay you to watch it. If you're doing timber framing for yourself on your own time, why worry about the "labor cost?" We'd love to show you how to make your own timber frames at home. Comment "class" and we'll drop a link to our current class schedule as soon as we get back to the computer. =)

What about labor?!?! The biggest pushback we get on timber framing is "my labor tho!" Yes, timber framing takes time. Yes, it takes a little more skill than stick framing. (This feels unfair to say because there are some spectacular modern carpenters out there, but. But your basic build quality is fairly low, on average.) However, it is completely possible to slowly build your own timber frame over time in a way that simply isn't possible with a stick frame build that's sitting out in the weather. A friend is about to raise his 12x16 timber frame cabin (it will be used as a workshop) after working nights and weekends for a year+ That time would have passed, anyway. Last I checked, Netflix doesn't pay you to watch it. If you're doing timber framing for yourself on your own time, why worry about the "labor cost?" We'd love to show you how to make your own timber frames at home. Comment "class" and we'll drop a link to our current class schedule as soon as we get back to the computer. =)

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