i actually wound up meeting with a timber framing out fit in louisville a few days back and i think we worked out a pretty fair arrangement. we'll have them down here for a workshop (we should be able to pull 10 couples) which'll get me familiar with the work. in addition to that they're interested in some walnut and maple on the property, so there might be a chance of trade on some fine tuning of the design work. still, i'm pleased to have this forum to get a chorus of opinions. thanks again!
