Timberframing Layout Part 1 - Introduction

2019 ж. 18 Там.
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In this video I quickly describe some of the major layout systems used for timberframing and start to describe how I go about the process for dealing with imperfectly dimensioned timbers.
Skip ahead to 18:35 to go right to where I describe how I go about it.
#timber framing, #layout, #DIYtimber
Here is part Two: • Timberframing Layout P...

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  • I hope you're aware of how informative this video was, you have a knack for explaining. Very sad that I couldn't find part 2 but thanks for this!

    @carlroge@carlroge Жыл бұрын
    • Hey @carlroge , thanks so much for the kind comment, I do love hearing that folks are getting something out if it. You'll be happy to hear that just the other day I finished gathering film for part two! Just have to edit it and have a start on that too!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
    • There will probably be a part three Carl, so if there are questions that remain I would love to hear them so I can use them to guide part three coming up next month.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
    • Hi Carl, the second part is up now. A bit dry of course, but it adds to the first.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Very Good explanation on all. We are really Framers that almost always use the Scribe Technique in all my Frames as we do Mill everything on site and Have the area required to do the Big work. Nicky done.

    @TwoGuysTimberframing@TwoGuysTimberframingАй бұрын
  • You do not give yourself enough credit but humility is best. I own every timber frame book ever written, watched thousands of videos, assisted master framers and attended several timber framing schools and you sir explain line rule better than even the best of the masters.

    @johnm.515@johnm.5153 жыл бұрын
    • Holy smokes man, thank you very much for the kind comment! I really appreciate hearing that and psyches me up for the next video! Cheers

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you again John for the kind comment. Part two is up now.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Well done, great video and appreciate you taking the time to make this video. Best explanation I've heard or seen. Thank you

    @Yourgolfplace@Yourgolfplace3 жыл бұрын
  • Love the way you explain and teach it makes it easy for a guy like me to understand!!

    @mountain2sea899@mountain2sea8994 ай бұрын
    • Part 3 is up now!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks2 ай бұрын
  • 👍👍❤great info....

    @hpw59@hpw597 ай бұрын
  • This is really in depth. I really appreciate the effort, organization of material and experience that went into these! My structure starts in the spring!

    @slartibartfast9236@slartibartfast92364 ай бұрын
    • Awesome! I have a wrap up video coming, stay tuned!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks4 ай бұрын
    • Part 3 is up now!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks2 ай бұрын
  • Really enjoying this series and the time you are taking to explain everything, extremely informative and interesting. Not a lot of info like this out there, videos are definitely not too long, the explanation and examples are welcome. Hope your back continues to hold up and that your second build went well. Looking forward to more videos as you get the chance. Thanks again!

    @renuing@renuing4 жыл бұрын
    • Hi Jonathan, thanks very much for the kind words and support. It's good to know folks appreciate the details. I'm excited about the next video and should be able to get at it before too long. Till then, cheers.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks4 жыл бұрын
    • Part two is up now, hope it helps!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
    • Exciting! Glad the series is underway again, really enjoy the information you are sharing.

      @renuing@renuing Жыл бұрын
    • @@renuing Thank you, I appreciate hearing that! Capturing footage for the next installment right now!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
    • Specifically, I appreciate your down-to-earth, practical approach and explanations. I don't currently have a specific application to implement the techniques you are showing, but I love seeing them demonstrated and knowing they are there to reference whenever needed. Thanks again!

      @renuing@renuing Жыл бұрын
  • This is wonderful. We should chat in person some time. Thanks for all these videos, they are amazing!

    @collarandhames@collarandhames3 жыл бұрын
  • oh my goodness, thank you so much. This is invaluable

    @abit2556@abit2556 Жыл бұрын
    • I will have the third part out in the next couple of weeks I hope.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Excellent information thank you

    @sgspenceley@sgspenceley Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the note! Im filming the second part as we speak!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Would love to see part 7b of the layout series if it's still in the works!

    @yajreizarb@yajreizarb3 жыл бұрын
    • Hi, thanks for the note! The second part is up now....a bit dry of course, but I hope it helps.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Looking forward to the next video. You perfectly described my position about the confusion with the different systems. After reading Steve Chappell and Will Beemers books, I understand the square rule concept...except when dealing with twisted timbers. They glossed over a lot. I've been searching for someone to explain it a bit further. You seemed to be about to explain this... then stopped. I was saying "NOOOO! Keep going!!". Hope you find time to finish this. I enjoyed the lengthy explanations, and just know... your efforts are appreciated.

    @c21_jpa61@c21_jpa613 жыл бұрын
    • Haha! I appreciate the note, thank you. I am in the middle of trying to get the first building up on our new property as we speak and then I will be back into it. I appreciate hearing that the long-windedness isn't too annoying. Cheers for now.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks3 жыл бұрын
    • Hi! Thank you for your patience, the section part is up now...hope you find it helpful.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Looking forward to 7B on layout. This was a great explanation of the various methods and I especially liked the snap line demo and explanation at the end ...

    @pz5341@pz53414 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for the note! I'm off-site working an a bit of timberframing but I hope to get back to this one before too long.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks4 жыл бұрын
    • The online line rule video that should he allowed on YT

      @johnm.515@johnm.5153 жыл бұрын
    • Part two is up now, would love to know what you think.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • I'll add my own thanks and second all of the compliments below - add my own encouragement (or plea!) for the second video. Based on your comments it sounds like you've completed the same confusing journey that I've been on. I think I've got just about every book available on timber framing, and I've scoured the internet for information, but it's been next to impossible to find a coherent explanation/demonstration of how to use the snap-line square-rule to layout imperfect timbers. The process has often felt like trying to complete a jigsaw puzzle that's missing a few critical pieces. Your first video was incredibly helpful, and after watching it I have to confess that I was feeling almost ecstatic. "Here are the final missing pieces, and after that I'll be finally be able to assemble them into something that I can use on real-world timbers (milled from trees that I felled myself, via chainsaw mill, and carried out of the brush on my shoulders)!" Even if it's not a polished, entirely complete video - anything that you can post that will add onto what you've shared in video 7A will be extremely helpful and greatly appreciated by myself and an awful lot of other people. Thanks again!

    @yajreizarb@yajreizarb3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much for the kind words, very reassuring. I have a lot of plans for the follow-up video and am hoping to work on it this winter. It'll be pretty nerdy like this one, but I hope to help folks that are interested enough to spend time with it. Thank you again.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks3 жыл бұрын
  • Good job over all in my view with outlining the different modalities of layout systems for timber frames... A brief outline of each, and current trends of them in the industry as well as DIYers. I especially liked the section speaking to the fact that most timber frames in history actually had been (and still are) probably cut with some form of "line rule" layout, since Asia has probably the largest, most concentrated and ongoing timber frame practice on the globe. I agree the video is long, but that is a subjective perspective at best... Further, basing a video on "view stats" is probably one of the main negative aspects with KZhead in general! If a viewer just wishing to be "entertained" then watching an actual informative video like your's is not something worthwhile to them, nor the population I would think this video is targeted towards...In reality, this video (and the second one too) could be twice as long as they are to actually facilitate the deeper understanding of these systems; with the second focused on line rule as practice today in many shops here in North America, or a version of it that you employ as stated... The one point of challenge, I would offer, that stood out to me, is about "commercial vs. DIYer." As a commercial Timberwright myself that has (and does) worked with many others over the years, I can say that "line rule" is the most common. Most in Asia practice this in the most traditional format. In reality, to be cost productive, efficient, logistically and fiscally effective there really isn't another way to layout timbers...IF...a commercial (aka large production) timber frame company wishes to either be productive and/or use traditional "hand worked" joinery and not rely merely on large CNC machines to make frames without regard to tradition, the material jointed or even good practice within the craft and art from... Ergo why this system is (and was) used commercially (aka professionally) in Asia for the last 4000 years plus...Over all...Great Job!!!

    @JayCWhiteCloud@JayCWhiteCloud4 жыл бұрын
    • Hi Jay, thanks for weighing in! I have a lot to learn yet, and the more times I apply the system the more I can see how it could be improved, but also how quick and efficient it is. Really, the time it takes to snap the lines is pretty insignificant, but if you start with perfect timbers and can skip that step, it's hard to say what the time saving would add up to. Now if you're starting with imperfect timbers (by design or otherwise) there's no question that line rule takes the cake. The problem is, it's hard for me to know what "work practices" can be attributed to a particular system since I haven't read much on Line Rule. For example, I have read that Line Rule systems use storey sticks and templates, however I started using them before I'd heard about line rule. Not because I'm brilliant, but simply because they're very common in cabinetmaking and furniture making (which I was experienced in) and reduce the frequency of errors. In my experience they're a HUGE time saver as well and I don't think I've ever heard of a big name practitioner in North America use them. I'm excited about switching over to a centred line approach, and I'm going to talk more about that (and even demonstrate) on the next video. I am going to walk through a few timbers with the camera off first! :) Thanks again! Brent

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks4 жыл бұрын
  • We are only as good as our lines

    @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86306 ай бұрын
  • I would be curious to know about the authors from which you borrowed and created this layout method.

    4 жыл бұрын
    • Hi Aime, I borrowed from some items in Jack Sobon's book, the publication on timberframing fundamentals published by the timberframer's guild as well as a lot of techniques from my experience studying furniture making. Using templates and storey sticks is a very common furniture/cabinet making technique. But now that I have it and have read it, my approach has a lot in common with what Mitchell describes. Hope that helps!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks4 жыл бұрын
  • Snaplines all the way!

    @vaultsjan@vaultsjan4 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for the support! The next one ought to be shorter but more focussed on how I do the rest of the layout.

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks4 жыл бұрын
    • @@DovetailTimberworks (Un)fortunately if you want to grow your channel, you probably have to base it on view stats. For my taste this was no way too long or too many details.

      @vaultsjan@vaultsjan4 жыл бұрын
  • You’ve taken a lot of head scratching out in your line rule video. Any thoughts on when part B will be posted? Can’t wait.

    @meatman655@meatman6553 жыл бұрын
    • So sorry for the delay, just getting back into the swing of things, and plan on doing the followup video this spring!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks2 жыл бұрын
    • Part two is up now! Thank you for your patience!

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • Now thats what i call a circular saw.

    @kattihatt@kattihatt Жыл бұрын
    • Haha! Yes, it makes one pucker a little bit before you pull the trigger...

      @DovetailTimberworks@DovetailTimberworks Жыл бұрын
  • It seems important for me to cut my lines with the saw all the way on the timber

    @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86306 ай бұрын
    • When I can

      @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86306 ай бұрын
    • Center line is straight even if the timbers are not

      @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86306 ай бұрын
    • Not 2\3❤

      @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86302 ай бұрын
    • You are the teacher

      @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86302 ай бұрын
    • Please feel welcome almost all the time please 😊

      @georgewhitehouse8630@georgewhitehouse86302 ай бұрын
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