Posted By: HemlockFrame
10x12 workshop - 04/23/18 10:48 PM
Hello everyone.
Ive just joined the forum and have very much enjoyed all of the great information.
I just read "Learn to Timber Frame: Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty" by Beemer and am confused about layout and engineering. I was planning to build a basic hemlock 10x12 TF workshop and was planning to use 6x6 for the posts, plates and beams and use 3x5 for the bracing, rafters and joists. I plan to construct three bents so there is support in the middle of the top plate. Am I under engineering the building? This project will be a lot of work so I only want to build it once. In the book, Beemer builds a 12x16 structure and uses 8x8 for the foundation, 8x7 for the top plate and 3x6 for rafters and braces.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Ive just joined the forum and have very much enjoyed all of the great information.
I just read "Learn to Timber Frame: Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty" by Beemer and am confused about layout and engineering. I was planning to build a basic hemlock 10x12 TF workshop and was planning to use 6x6 for the posts, plates and beams and use 3x5 for the bracing, rafters and joists. I plan to construct three bents so there is support in the middle of the top plate. Am I under engineering the building? This project will be a lot of work so I only want to build it once. In the book, Beemer builds a 12x16 structure and uses 8x8 for the foundation, 8x7 for the top plate and 3x6 for rafters and braces.
Any help will be very much appreciated.