A good while back the editor of a now defunct timber frame magazine for which I had written several articles suggested that I do and article on the “ideal client” — the type who makes the whole process an easy and totally enjoyable experience. At first I thought he wanted a humorous, tongue in cheek […]

There are some timber framers who have convinced themselves and many of their clients that it is not necessary to have the design of their frames reviewed and approved by a structural engineer. While it is true that there are some structures which have a use designation which does not require engineering analysis, the majority […]

“There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell for a little cheaper; and the people who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” – JOHN RUSKIN, 1819-1900 Last December my father, late into his 91st year, died in his sleep. He was a WWII veteran, […]