Build a ClassicTimber-Framed House, Jack Sobon, 202 pages
This is an in-depth manual for building a hall-and-parlor
style timber framed house, including diagrams, plans, and instructions on
sourcing and shaping timber, as well as planning for passive solar gain and siting
your house. It’s very detailed, and at times was rather overwhelming (the
descriptions of shaping joints were particularly confusing, leading me to
wonder if it’s actually that complicated or just not well written). I appreciated the breadth of knowledge
contained here – Sobon covers a huge variety of topics related to timber
framing, including some structural engineering tables which are again quite
over my head but interesting nonetheless. This book is the complete package for
someone wanting to build their own house.
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