When it comes to timber framing there is not finer example to be found than those within a grist mill, where timbers needed to be large and plentiful to handle the weight and stresses of the machinery and grain found within a water powered mill.
Originally posted 2016-01-25 13:45:46.
I do like the little gap seen where an angle brace meets the post. So often today we come to expect perfection… something that is not seen often in handmade creations. I find that the quest for perfection holds so many back from ever attempting to do something, or to finish. Certainly strive to do something as well as you can, but beware of the curse of perfectionism.
Originally posted 2016-01-24 15:51:19.
Locasted at the Frontier Museum in Staunton, Viriginia… well worth the trip to see this and many other vintage styles of early American and European homes.
Originally posted 2016-01-24 15:27:47.
Originally posted 2016-01-20 19:59:31.
Can a cookstove be too fancy?
Originally posted 2016-01-20 16:08:56.
Timber framing, strong, attractive, and proven to last for centuries even when poorly maintained.
Originally posted 2016-01-20 15:59:33.
Originally posted 2016-01-09 14:55:55.
The house looks new… but the house site looks like it was created many years ago. An old road bed perhaps?
Originally posted 2016-01-08 13:00:04.
I do love a pine forest. Some people don’t care for them. Pine trees are shallow rooted and brittle, so they don’t fair well during strong winds like those created by a hurricane.. But, there is nothing else like the feel you get when walking through a grove of them.
On a windy day, they are known to whisper.
Originally posted 2016-01-03 21:42:45.
I suppose any ceiling height over six feet and a few inches is a luxury… a luxury I fully appreciate!
Yes indeed people were shorter back in the day… but lower heights were also easier to build and quicker to get done when so many other chores needed to be done.
Originally posted 2016-01-02 19:50:27.
