Custom timber framing and furniture maker in Muskoka, Ontario.
09/09/2026
Some more photos of a recently completed addition for a home in the Algonquin Highlands 🌲
10x posts, plates, and beams give this beast of a frame some heavy duty character. Can’t wait to see the gorgeous view of the lake when this room is completed!
Contractor - R² Builders Ltd.
Designer - Stephen Macpherson
Engineering - Tacoma Engineers | Structural Engineering Consultants
Timber Supply - Dorval Timber Inc
09/02/2026
We are officially into September that means the Muskoka Rendezvous is less than a month away! 🌲
Sign up today to secure your spot at one of the final Timber Framers Guild events of the season!
Weekend Activities include:
- Tool Demo’s from Mafell (JJS Canada) and Metabo
- White Oak Custom Timber Framed Picnic Table
- Build and take home your very own Timber Frame sawhorses/bunks
- Timber Olympics
- Tour of the Algonquin Park Logging Museum
- Bag Raffle with tons of local and timber related prizes
- Great local catering
- Awesome live music on Friday and Saturday night
Can’t say enough thanks to all of our sponsors who have donated and contributed to making this all come together!
Well that was pretty slick 🌲
A 2-3/4” blade makes quick work on 6x material, super satisfying to wipe the shavings clean off.
Things have been busy in the shop and behind the scenes the last couple weeks!
Summertime has brought the good weather, good times, and tons of timber. We’re working through a number of projects and prepping for the Timber Framers Guild Muskoka Rendezvous. Hope to see many of you there!
For now, enjoy this wicked video of the Mafell 130 batch cutting some post top tenons 🌲
06/23/2026
Here’s some shots from the past week and a bit! The first Community Building Project of 2026 was a 12-sided carousel structure with a 53’ clear span located in Symco, Wisconsin in Waupaca County!
We had an amazing crew of volunteers and instructors put forward an incredible effort to complete this complicated structure! 5 sided main posts and a ~6,000lb lantern/cupola. This structure will house an antique carousel on the Union Threshermens grounds and be a welcomed addition to the annual Thresheree!
Proud to be a member of the and to be apart of these builds. Creating community through craft is what the Guild is all about and this particular build embodied all of that.
06/05/2026
Happy Friday ☀️🌲
This week we wrapped up a tidy “little” front entrance framing detail with on a neat project just outside of Gravenhurst!
We also dropped off some decorative trusses, looking forward to seeing this one when it’s all wrapped up!
05/28/2026
Some shots after a gorgeous couple days raising on Lake of Bays 🌲
The photos don’t give the real scale of this frame any justice. Sitting roughly 17’x21’ with 10x10 posts, 10x16 plates, and massive 8x roof components, this frame is an absolute beast!
The posts and plates were raised with genie lifts and then the roof system was flown in by a crane truck on a barge the following day. All Douglas Fir Timbers with a custom 2 part stain applied.
05/19/2026
Test fit complete ✅
Last week we finished up cutting and fitting the roof system for an upcoming project. This one has some intricate joinery and some monster hip rafters! 🌲
Stay tuned to our Instagram Story this week as we look to navigate a complex raising! 🚢🏗️
Well here it is! The final raising clips from Week 2 of our Introduction to Timber Framing Course 🌲
On Saturday we raised the second half of our 12x18 Hunt Camp Cabin with all of the students from Week 2 of the course! This frame was is all Eastern White Pine with Black Walnut Splines and White Oak Pegs. This project was cut and raised over the course of 10 days by approximately 15 Students and Instructors.
Spaces are still available for our Fall Course dates! Sign up today by clicking on the link in the bio!