 Timber Framing
Tillers International teaches traditional timber framing techniques using both hand tools and power tools for new construction and restoration.
Mill Rule Timber Frame Construction
Tillers' Timber Framing and Raising - 431 and 432 class teaches mill rule construction techniques. As saw mills standardized and squared timber sizes, construction techniques adapted to those standards. Frames were often laid out in standard sizes and increments, such that pieces could be precut to standard lengths with standard mortise and tenon sizes and configurations and placed throughout the frame.
 Square and Scribe Rule Timber Frame Construction
Before the advent of sophisticated saw mills, timber frames were constructed using square or scribe rule framing. In scribe rule framing, rough unsquared timbers are custom fitted at each joint. In square rule framing, rough timbers are squared only at each joint. These framing techniques require extra labor to custom fit each mortise and tenon, and pieces must be carefully numbered or inventoried as they are not interchangeable. A skill intensive process, these types of framing allow for much artistic interpretation. Timbers are often left beautifully rounded and organic. Learn these rare and artistic skills in Tillers' Square and Scribe Rule Framing - 436 class. Visit instructor Scott Carlson's website for beautiful examples of these types of framing.
Many of Tillers' educational and farm facilities are timber frame buildings: the Herb Nehring Blacksmith Shop, the Myers Wood Shop, the Tillers Museum, the Abbey Farmstead, the Springhill Farmstead, and the guest house woodshed. Visit the Gallery to view images of Tillers' timber framing class projects and farmsteads and facilites.
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