I have been doing some hewing, likely this summer that will occupy most of my time and so little 'building' progress will be seen for some time. I don't have any pictures tonight, but I plan on working on it some tomorrow and so I will try and remember to bring my camera along!
The availability of standing timber has been the deciding factor in the species used for this frame, and due to the nature of some of the timbers the frame will not be exposed on the exterior but instead covered with siding, perhaps even an insulating envelope.
This project is very unique on many levels, with the building style, methods, and the method of design.
The thought has occurred to me to make this project open to the public in one way or another, whether it would be by documenting it and producing a sort of documentary/instructional from it, or to use it as a model for a series of instructional manuals and/or videos, or even to open it up as a series of workshops.
Possible topics that would be covered could include:
Hand Hewing; Axe and Hand Tool Joinery; Fachwerk and Riegelbau (German Framing techniques); Geometric design and layout; Scribing Joinery
I am just curious to see if there would be any interest in anything along these lines
If I were to organize workshops, I would need to find a more suitable location.
Please respond if any of you all would be interested in anything along these lines, so I know if I need to pursue organizing and developing.
Thanks,
DLB
