Connecticut Timber Frame Gambrel Barn 1

Timber frame barn design by Uncarved Block

Clear 9 x 16 x 22' white oak timber

Aisle post in the shop

Another load of finished timbers heading to the site

We've been working on a large timber frame gambrel barn, cut entirely in white oak timbers.  Design by Uncarved Block and engineering by Fire Tower.  We'll keep adding pictures, and it will be going up soon.  

Mountain Top Arboretum Education Center 2

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Brad was out in the woods with the loggers, hand-selecting the trees.  They pulled out some amazing curved and forked logs.  We'll be custom sawing them next.  

New hybrid timber frame/double stud wall home 5

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An update on our current project.  Exterior trim is complete, including the 70 foot long porch fascia (perfectly straight!).  I'll post some pictures soon of the cherry porch and deck rafters.

Blower Door Test -- 0.49 ACH50

The blower door test for the House in the Woods came to 0.49 ACH50 (that's air changes per hour at 50 pascals)--better than the Passive House, the most stringent standard in the world.  

Uncarved Block's Shop

Queen Post Timber Frame Truss

A French scribed Queen post timber frame truss

Timber Frame Scribing

French scribed timber frame intersection between top and bottom truss chords.