The Ultimate Workshop Plans
We are pleased to offer the first in our series of shop print projects, the Ultimate Workshop.
This is a 16’x22’ building that can be used for a variety of purposes. It is ideal for a small retail outlet for any type of cottage industry. It's a natural for antiques, crafts, folk art, and would serve well as an information center.
We think that a building this size, with its interesting timber frame construction and old time feel, would easily earn its name, The Ultimate Workshop.
The
whole set of Shop Prints for the Ultimate Workshop consists of 21 pages.
Below we have included a few samples of the two pages of joinery details.
You can click on these details and enlarge to see the level of information
we provide.
Although these drawings contain much more information than a timber framer would normally require, it is recommended that you have some experience in the actual cutting of timber joinery. There are several good books on the market that explain the most common cutting methods. An excellent choice, in my opinion would be:
A Timber Framer's Workshop:
Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames
By Steve Chappelle
Steve Chappelle was a major influence on me at the beginning of my timber framing career, more than 20 years ago.
Forrest Rand
Features
of the Ultimate Workshop drawings
1.Optional chain hoist provision
There are detailed drawings of a chain hoist system that travels on a track under the collar ties. It is based on the system we have in our timber frame shop, made from a standard barn door track, sold at all farm supply stores.
Imagine backing your pickup truck in the big doors with a wood stove, engine, or piano, or some other heavy and totally awkward thing on board and hoisting it up to the second floor. From there it can be slid along and set down anywhere under the ridge, all done by yourself in minutes without a hand from anyone.
2. Nailer plan
The nailer system is a time proven method of enclosure, seen in old barns across north America. Nailers are small members that span between posts horizontally, and as their name suggests, are used to nail vertical sheathing, often board and batten .
3. Option of full 2nd floor or loft
The timber floor framing plan comes in two versions; a full second floor or a loft over one of the two bays.
4.Joinery
There are detailed drawings of all the joints in the frame, as well as peg placements.
5. General notes
6. Timber List
Each timber is listed with its dimension and length.
