Originally posted 2016-02-12 17:15:55.
When we build a handmade home for ourselves we are not only “leaving a legacy” behind. We are also “living a legacy”… now. Be that person.
Originally posted 2016-02-10 15:06:53.
Originally posted 2016-02-10 14:31:20.
Even the act of heating water for tea can be an adventure in a handmade house.
Originally posted 2016-02-04 16:59:14.
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.
