As a young carpenter apprentice in Switzerland, Simon Gnehm fell in love with timber framing. It wasn’t just the outdoor work and smell of sap and sawdust that appealed to him. In those days, most ...

Editor's note: Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

The structural mechanism of typical mortise–tenon joints of southern Chinese traditional timber frame buildings was investigated. The investigation provides a scientific basis for the repair of these ...

tenon joints of southern Chinese traditional timber frame buildings was investigated. The investigation provides a scientific basis for the repair of these ancient buildings. The research was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visible timber frame elements can be combined with conventional stud frame construction, offering a simpler way to get the timber ...

FINDLAY, Ohio — To help preserve historic buildings, it's important to understand how they were originally built. A new park pavilion is under construction at the Brucklacher Memorial Park in Findlay.

PITTSFIELD -- Jorel Hebert is spending five days practicing the art of timber framing at Hancock Shaker Village -- a skill he will put to practical use for his employer next spring. "We are actually ...

My girlfriend and I are in the process of buying our first house here in Ireland. We have been looking at some properties in the Skerries area which we really like. We found a new site under ...