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I have just started looking into timber frame and log homes as a retirement home. Current plan is to have a home built around Flathead Lake in MT and I'm interested in learning the pros and cons of both timber frame and log. Have recently read "The Timber Frame Home" by Tedd Benson and would like to find a similar type reference book for log homes, as well as hear from anyone who could provide some insight on this subject. Thank you.
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There are lots of books out there and you can get them from the guild online store or summerbeambooks.com. She has a lot, also. Good luck with your project. Jim
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
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I made heavy use of 3 books in building a timber frame barn - Benson's "Building the timber frame house - revival of an ancient craft"; Chapell's "A timber frame workshop"; and The Timber Framers Guild - Timber Framing Joinery and Design Workbook. I also received a lot of useful advice from this forum. Good luck with your project. jekbear
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For log home construction, I recommend my book, the "Log Construction Manual." Available from Amazon.com Very detailed, and more like a textbook than a picture book.
Best
Robert
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Jack Sobon has a couple of good ones, too.
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I highly recommend "The timber framers workshop" by Steve Chappell and all 3 of Jack Sobons books out there. They are great. I re-read them all the time and find new details that I find very useful that I had not taken enough notice of the first time reading through them. I wish there was a book of a bunch of nice simple plans with complete joint details,etc... as there is not yet one to speak of. Hopefully these experts could get together and put this kind of timber frame plan catalog out there. tb
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SMYOUNG, I have almost all of the timberframing books available but find myself referring mostly to the three that jekbear mentioned. I have cut a couple frames for myself and these are the books I use every time. Ted Bensons TimberFrame hard back has good info on the house as a whole and not just the joinery. It is a good reference for enclosure, plumbing, wiring, etc. Another book you might like and can definately get some good design ideas from is ECONEST by Robert Laporte. http://www.econest.com/
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