Jack A. Sobon

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The Traditions, Tools, and Enduring Beauty of Timber Framing

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this gorgeous celebration of the traditional craft of timber framing, an internationally renowned architect and contemporary craftsman explores the history, artistry, tools, and design principles behind timber-frame buildings past and present.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781635860016
• Artikelnr.: 64262879

Autorenporträt

Jack A. Sobon is an architect and builder specializing in timber-framed buildings. A founding director of the Timber Framer's Guild of North America and founder of the Traditional Timber Frame Research and Advisory Group, Sobon has devoted his 38-year career to understanding the craft of timber framing. Using only traditional hand tools, he has framed and erected over 50 structures. He is the author of Build a Classic Timber Frame Home and the coauthor of Timber Frame Construction. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Sobon teaches and consults nationally on traditional building structures and timber-framing techniques.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: We Shape Our Buildings ... Then They Shape Us
1  The Making of a Timber Framer
2  An Intimacy with Wood
3  History of the Craft in America
4  Reading an Old Building
5  Hand Tools
6  Design, Architecture & Geometry
7  Why Timber Framing Is Still Relevant Today
References & Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index
Metric Conversion Chart