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Timberframe explores the lavish, varied design potential of this timeless architectural form. With 400 photographs, drawings and plans, the book showcases 23 homes and 6 timberframe home extensions that display the warmth, character and versatility of the modern timberframe house. Whilst most modern homes conceal their skeletons. the timber frame home honours the structure by displaying it for all to see. The elegant beauty of soaring wood timbers, each magnificently crafted to join with the next, emphasises strength, safe haven and permanence.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very beautiful book with examples of only exclusive american timberframing and timberframing methods from a single builder. Good pictures, but if you want to learn about the tecknique, I'd wouldn't buy this.
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Beams and More Beams
16 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you love beams, and more beams, lots of braces, and complex joints; then this book is for you.
If you prefer a more minimalist approach I'd suggest: "The Timber-Frame Home, Design, Construction, Finishing" by the same author. In that book this author wrote: "...frame design should simplify and reduce whenever possible, The best frames are those with the most economical use of timbers and the least-complicated joinery." I was disappointed that this book ignored that concept.
Most of the houses in this book are above 3500 sq feet with roughly a third at 5000 and up. If you want to see the extremes to which timberframing can be taken, this is the book for you.
44 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Very inspiring book, full of great timberframe examples!
16 Sep 1999
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This great book starts off with a short history of timberframes and then showcases dozens of great timberframe homes. The homes cover all styles and price ranges and the picture quality is superb. This is a must buy for all timberframe home lovers!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Beams! BEAMS!!
19 Dec 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book is full of stunning photographs of timber frame homes, accompanied by engaging text both technical and philosophical. The book is divided into locations, such as prairie, mountain, and coastal homes. Not a guide to building, this is more like the ultimate coffee-table book.
I don't know one thing about architecture or homebuilding, but I enjoyed this book for its striking photos of awesome homes.
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