Timber Connection Details

Timber Connection Details

This is an example of a project we re-engineered to minimize the amount of steel and drillings in the wood. The connections work fine on paper. The concern was there would be excessive splitting and checking of the timbers due to the steel and bolts. We devised a...
White Oak Stair Treads

White Oak Stair Treads

I was having lunch with Derek Best of Best Custom Homes back in August of 2017. We had run into each other previously at a Christmas party years earlier and then an architect I was speaking with told me I should contact him. I was just there to introduce our company...
Jackson Design Build

Jackson Design Build

This is a project we did with Jackson Design Build. This was our first project working together and I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to more projects in the future. Most of our work is typically in the mountain resort towns. This one was in the front range....

Shackleton’s Ad

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...

Our first studio photo shoot.

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...