This class will introduce students to techniques used to create a well crafted frame out of round and oddly shaped timbers and is perfect for those wishing to incorporate organic shapes in their timber framing work. Scribing is an art as much as a craft, requiring a good eye, a steady hand, and the ability to visualize in three dimensions. It involves laying out and transferring joinery intersections directly from one timber to another using plumb bobs, levels and marking devices instead of tape measures and math. Roughly square pieces can be joined to other timbers using the English or French scribe methods, while round logs can be joined using double bubble scribers or mitered joinery, commonly found in log truss work. This workshop offers students the opportunity to practice these techniques as we create a small timberframe for Yestermorrow's Natural Building Certificate summer program. All Levels.

Certificate in Sustainable Building and Design