Oak-Framed Buildings

Rupert Newman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2014 | Revised edition
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86108-726-3 (ISBN)

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Focuses on the technique of timber-frame construction for carpenters, builders and aspiring self-builders, but it will also be a source of inspiration to anyone who appreciates beautiful buildings.

Oak-framed buildings are beautiful, durable and environmentally friendly. This is a practical book on the technique of timber-frame construction for carpenters, builders and aspiring self-builders, but it will also be a source of inspiration to anyone who appreciates beautiful buildings. Full-colour photographs show projects by the author and others both complete and under construction, and structural details are clearly explained both in photographs and in three-dimensional drawings. Substantial revisions bring the book fully up to date and in line with current building technology. A brief history of timber framing: Starting off; Designing frames; Structural qualities of oak; Making frames; Raising frames; The building envelope; and Finishing details.

Rupert Newman has been actively involved in carpentry since the age of 12. He has a degree in Naval Architecture and has worked as a shipwright, but is now the owner of a well-respected company employing a number of highly skilled craftsmen and apprentices, building modern structures with green oak in the traditional way.

Zusatzinfo	full colour throughout, includes 180 photographs, includes 90 illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	254 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk
ISBN-10	1-86108-726-8 / 1861087268
ISBN-13	978-1-86108-726-3 / 9781861087263
Zustand	Neuware