Hi Stuart,

English styled frames in a soft wood is not unreasonable, and I would further point out that in the history and even today (from a global perspective of the craft) that softwoods could well exceed hardwoods as the primary species type in timber framing. As for other modalities...100s if you include the many forms of timber frames that span from the Middle East to Asia...

As for text...not much in English, but if you have interest I can help you with most from those regions...many are very unique in nature, often crossing house and barn into a single vernacular structure.

Good luck with your projects...

j