Quarry View Woodworks

As promised, here are photos of the raised frame sans commons. We started with Timbers on Saturday and raised today. This event is one of my favorites. I’m so glad to a part of something so special!!

Today’s adventure. Cutting the scribed joinery and fit up. How about that oiled cherry?!?! Raising tomorrow. It’s amazing what 125 folks can do in 3 days!

Doing a little scribe and learning about cross cut saw sharpening this weekend in Virginia and the Spring VMI FTX. Such an incredible weekend. Raising on Tuesday!!

Snapping some kings.

Thank goodness for Grigg’s Timber Carts at timbercarts.com. I never could have shaken out these 20’ 8”x10” hemlock beams by myself. Absolutely worth every penny!!!

Pretty good example of using snap line square rule on a bowed and twisted timber. This reduction will house a strut and its location in the plan shows it as centered on the rafter. The blue line denotes 2” from the arris, which is out in space on this timber.

Take a look at some pics from the Snap Line Square Rule Layout workshop we hosted in January 2026. It was a great success and as always, I learned oh so much!!

January 2026 Snap Line Square Rule Layout Workshop...a look back! This is a fun look back at the Timber Frame Snap Line Square Rule Layout workshop we hosted in January of 2026.In the workshop for the Bandana Kiln Project, ...

We had an ugly hemlock knot in our haunch for the collar. I’ve been wanting to try a router jig and this is what I came up with. The base in my router is 12”, so i needed an inner support. Just a couple pulls with a japanese saw made quick work of that! The jig is loose to accomodate the twist in the timber. Works quite well, I must say!

Day 1 snap line workshop!! Got a great group!!

Happy Holidays to all the folks who helped us keep the craft alive this year!!