Striking Craftsmanship
Every Wind River timber frame is unique – hand-cut with mallets and chisels, the timeless tools of the trade. there are no better methods than those developed with hand tools through the centuries to produce tight, clean joinery. We spend more time with chisels and mallets in our hands than with circular saws.
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- After being cut, the timbers are gathered and bundled for transportation to the job site.
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- The exposed ends of the timber have Anchor Seal applied. This seals the ends of the timber to slow the drying process and minimize checks.
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- After completion, the timber is sanded in order to clean up the marks from layout and then is sealed with Land Ark wood seal. It is a all-natural citrus based sealer.
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- Using a mallet and chisel, the timber frame’s joinery is finished by hand.
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- The joinery is ‘roughed in’ using power tools and cut to length with circular saws.
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- Our timber wrights lightly plans the timbers one more time and then they transfer the shop drawings to the faces of the wood. The layout on the timber is double-checked by another crew member and all measurements need to be within 1/16th of an inch.
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- The timbers for a project are delivered to our shop. We order the timbers in their nearest length to minimize waste. They have been planed and are full-dimension lumber.
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