“Roundwood Timber Framing” is a superb natural-building resource. If I’d had Ben Law’s book Roundwood Timber Framing back when I was learning how to build in the ’60s, I would have been inspired to ...

Using our native softwoods and 'in the round' construction, this innovative technique results in beautiful buildings with high environmental credentials In a clearing in our woodland at the ...

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PITTSFIELD — In May 1965, John Sobon, piloting a 60-foot crane, ripped into a North Adams apartment building, bringing a century-old timber frame structure to the ground. In a period marked by postwar ...

Roundwood timber framing means working with materials sourced straight from the forest, using nature’s shapes to create the structure, employing techniques that can easily be learnt and passed on, and ...