OK, here we are then. Here is some frame-and-plank construction, and one example of the Half timber style. Hopefully this will help to put things in context.

Most of these are built in the platform style, number 6 is a high-posted style structure. Image number 4 is a good example of how the frame and plank wall looks on the inside. Often the interior walls are paneled and you cant see this detail.
On image 6, observe the boards projecting out of the front of the wall, Tim. These are the tapered floor boards inserted through the wall timbers to wedge the floor in place. In the timber frames, this system often was replaced with a system of simple lodged floor boards without the tapered boards projecting through to the exterior.

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I'd be interested in comparing what you see here with some New England and other Colonial framing methods, those of you with experience in those areas.