by Eric Seelig | Sep 11, 2017 | Digital Fabrication, General
I started Three Elements Timberworks in 1999. Before that, I was framing during the days and timber framing during the evenings and weekends. I stumbled across some old photos from the mid 90’s. (Wow, am I really that old?) It was a shock to see how much things...
by Eric Seelig | Jul 25, 2016 | General, Recent Posts
Three Elements Timberworks was started in 1999 as a timber frame company, and although our bread and butter is still timber frames and timber trusses, we have found over the years that our real product is providing solutions. For example, when I first started the...
by Eric Seelig | Jun 24, 2016 | General, Recent Posts, Uncategorized
I feel like I have been using the word “dogmatic” a lot recently. I am not sure that I am using it correctly, but it doesn’t seem to bother me so I keep using it. Here is one definition that I found: dogmatic To be dogmatic is to follow a set of rules no matter...
by Eric Seelig | Apr 4, 2016 | General
I traveled to Durango, CO, in the Spring of 2015 and stopped by a job that we had worked on in 2002. It was a custom home, and the owner was adamant that he wanted white oak trusses. White oak is not a material that is used very often in Colorado. It comes from a...
by Eric Seelig | Mar 25, 2013 | General
Hiring new people is one of my least favorite tasks. It is a lot of work pouring over emails and resumes trying to figure out who may be a good fit. Especially these days when so many people are looking for work. A simple ad on Craigslist describing how wonderful we...
by Eric Seelig | Nov 6, 2012 | General, Materials and Services
Years ago we built the timbers for a house in the Colorado mountains. It was for a charming couple that I grew very fond of. The wife asked me to build some furniture for them. I told her that I don’t build furniture I am a timber framer. She insisted. I did...
