Bottom Lines Business Summit

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Uncarved Block has been a member for about a year of NESEA's (Northeast Sustainable Energy Association) Bottom Lines group--a business peer-review network.  Bottom Lines consists of 30 businesses (mostly builders) that are involved in building energy efficient homes.  Those 30 are divided into 3 smaller groups that are distributed across the Northeast.  

Brad was recently invited to organize and moderate a discussion at our annual summit on the use of technology in construction businesses.  The panel consisted of Mel Baiser of Baiser Construction Management and Ben Kelley of Building Shelter, both incredibly knowledgeable in the subject.  The presentation and discussions were great.  Pictured above is Mark Boudreau and Marlin May.

Second Video featuring Uncarved Block

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Here's the second new video featuring Brad Morse of Uncarved Block.  Brad cuts a traditional pegged mortise and tenon joint, using more common carpentry tools.  At Uncarved Block, we use a number of very specialized timber framing tools that aren't shown in this video to make the process even more efficient and accurate.

New hybrid timber frame/double stud wall home

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We've been working for the last year getting this project ready, and we're finally out framing.  It is an architect-designed shingle-style home right in town.  We helped specify many timber frame and high performance details.  There's also a LOT of beautiful red oak logs being milled into timbers, flooring, and trim.  We'll be posting more photos as we build this great project.

Timber Frame Entry Porch

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We designed an built a small English-style timber frame porch for a house that we built several years ago.  The porch is all white oak, black locust, and copper, which will all naturally rot resistant and will be left to weather.  More pictures coming as we wrap things up.  

Menck Windows Grand Opening

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I just attended the grand opening of Menck Window, the first and only European manufacturer of tilt turn windows in the US.  Fortunately, they're just an hour away from us, and we hope to use them on some of our upcoming projects.  I loved this cross-section of their direct glazing system (which can also be capped with wood).  I can't wait to use this amazing system to direct glaze over a timber frame.

Architect's additions

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A series of additions to a cabin in the woods.  See here for finished photos.

Waldingfield Farm Barn

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