A Newcomb cottage under construction, showing timber frame on the inside and 2×6″ walls on the outside, making it a hybrid timber frame.

The timber shop prints for the Newcomb consist of 22 pages of timber drawings and details plus helpful hints on layout and cutting and a list of timbers required to build the frame.

Features of The Newcomb timber frame shop drawings

1. Complete timber frame drawings

The shop prints include a fully labeled and dimensioned timber roof plan and truss drawings. Labeling on these drawings locates the joints detailed on the joinery and peg detail pages.

2. Joinery & Peg Details

There are detailed drawings of all joinery in the frame, as well as peg placements.

Detailed drawings including peg placements

3. Photos of Newcomb Timber Frame Joints

Supplementary photos are included in the shop print package. These photos show some of the more complicated joints in Newcomb frames previously built by Arlington Frame Company and round out the joinery section.

Photos of more complicated joinery

4. Construction Section and Foundation

Drawings for slab foundation

Drawings are supplied for a slab foundation, which will work for three optional enclosure systems.

Note that the house can also be built with a basement.

5. General notes

Notes pertaining to the slab foundation, plumbing, electrical and exterior walls are included. There are also helpful notes about cutting the individual joints throughout the plans.

6.  Timber List

Quantity, dimensions and lengths of timbers required for building the frame are listed.

Buying both Shop Prints and House Plans

The Newcomb is also available as architectural prints (house plans). Save 25% when you buy both. If interested, contact us directly, as our new Newcomb house design is larger than these shop prints.

The combined plans DO NOT need to be purchased at the same time to take advantage of the 25% discount. If you have already purchased one set and wish to buy the other, please call us so that we can apply the discount.

The information below pertains to Shop Prints only, not Combined Plans:

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See pictures of a Walton timber frame house we built many years ago in Prince Edward Island.

The timber shop prints for the Walton consist of 20 pages.

Features of The Walton timber frame shop drawings

1. Complete timber frame drawings

The shop prints include a fully labeled and dimensioned timber floor joist plan, roof plan, bents and elevations. Label plans locate the joints detailed on the joinery and peg detail pages.

2. Joinery & Peg Details

There are detailed drawings of all the joints in the frame, as well as peg placements.

3. Construction Section and Foundation

Drawings are supplied for both a 10” and 8’ foundation wall thickness, and for three optional enclosure systems. Details for an optional timber sill are provided as well.

4. General notes

5.  Timber List

Each timber is listed with its dimension and length.

Your Package Contains:

• Page 1 – Colour Elevation
• Page 2 – Timber Bents 1 & 2
• Page 3 – Timber Bent 3
• Page 4 – Side Timber Elevation
• Page 5 – Timber Floor Plan
• Page 6 – Timber Roof Plan
• Page 7 – Joinery Details 1-6
• Page 8 – Joinery Details 7-9
• Page 9 – Joinery Detail 10
• Page 10 – Joinery Details 11-12
• Page 11 – Joinery Details 13-18
• Page 12 – Peg Details 1-9
• Page 13 – Peg Details 10-18
• Page 14 – Label Plan 1
• Page 15 – Label Plan 2
• Page 16 – Label Plan 3
• Page 17 – Brace Details
• Page 18 – Construction Section 1 & 2
• Page 19 – Foundation Plan option 1
• Page 20 – Timber List & Notes

Blueprints are provided as digital files which you can print yourself at Staples or another print shop on easy-to-handle 11″ x 17″ (A3) paper.

Download is not instant; you will receive an email with the digital files within 2 business days.

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The whole set of Shop Prints for the Cooper Shop consists of 26 pages. To see the level of information we provide, see the joinery page samples.

Features of the Cooper Shop 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 three versions; a full second floor, full floor with opening for chain hoist version, 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. Optional Enclosure Systems

The plans include construction sections detailing a stud wall enclosure as well as wall systems using nailers, either insulated or un-insulated.

6. General notes

7.  Timber List

Each timber is listed with its dimension and length.

Your Package Contains:

• Page 1 – Elevations (colour)
• Page 2 – Elevations (black & white with suggested window & door schedule)
• Page 3 – 2nd floor framing (full floor version)
• Page 4 – 2nd Floor Framing (half loft version)
• Page 5 – 2nd Floor Framing (floor with chain hoist opening)
• Page 5 – Bent 3, roof plan, top plate plan
• Page 6 – Bents 1 & 2
• Page 7 – Bents 3 & Timber Frame Elevation 1
• Page 8 – Timber Roof Framing Plan
• Page 9 – Top Plate Plan
• Page 10 – Bent 2 – Chain Hoist Version & details
• Page 11 – Labeling Plan
• Page 12 – Joinery Details 1-8
• Page 13 – Joinery Detail 10
• Page 14 – Joinery Details 9-16
• Page 15 – Peg Details 1-9
• Page 16 – Peg Details 10-16
• Page 17 – Knee Brace Details (4 types, with 3 views of each, dimensioned)
• Page 18 – Construction Section – options 1 & 2 (stud wall)
• Page 19 – Foundation Option 1 & Optional Sill Detail
• Page 20 – Foundation Option 2 & Construction Section option 3 (w/nailers)
• Page 21 – Optional Enclosure Systems (insulated with nailers)
• Page 22 – Optional Enclosure Systems (un-insulated with nailers)
• Page 23 – Timber Nailers
• Page 24 – Timber Nailers
• Page 25 – Nailer Details
• Page 26 – Timber List

Blueprints are provided as digital files which you can print yourself at Staples or another print shop on easy-to-handle 11″ x 17″ (A3) paper.

Download is not instant; you will receive an email with the digital files within 2 business days.

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With 230 sq. ft. on each floor, it would make a great Tiny House with 460 sq. ft. of living space with an upstairs bedroom and a downstairs bath, as illustrated.

Imagine what else you could do with this attractive 17’ x 13’6” building!   At home by the water’s edge, the Fish Shack could function as a seaside cottage. It is ideal for use as a small retail outlet for any type of cottage industry. It’s a natural for antiques, crafts, folk art, and would serve well for an information center.

The complete set of Shop Prints for the Fish Shack consists of 21 pages. We have included samples of joinery and framing detail pages that show the level of information we provide.

Features of the Fish Shack drawings

1.Optional outside stair

The upstairs of the Fish Shack can be accessed from an outside stair. A space-saving ladder provides access on the inside.

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 with inside or outside stair, or a loft over one of the two bays.

4.Joinery & peg details

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.

Your Package Contains:

• Page 1 – Exterior view (colour)
• Page 2 – Elevations with window & door sizes
• Page 3 – Elevations with window & door sizes
• Page 4 – Timber floor framing, no stairwell
• Page 5 – Timber floor framing, with stairwell
• Page 6 – Timber loft option
• Page 7 – Rafter plan
• Page 8 – Bent 1 & 2, showing nailer placements
• Page 9 – Bent 3, showing nailer placements
• Page 10 – Frame elevation 1, showing nailer placements
• Page 11 – Frame elevation 2, showing nailer placements
• Page 12 – Anchor options
• Page 13 – Joinery details 1-8
• Page 14 – Joinery details 9-15
• Page 15 – Peg details 1-9
• Page 16 – Peg details 10-15
• Page 17 – Nailer details
• Page 18 – Knee brace details (3 types, 3 views of each, dimensioned)
• Page 19 – Enclosure details – insulated frame
• Page 20 – Enclosure details – un-insulated frame
• Page 21 – Timber list & notes

Blueprints are provided as digital files which you can print yourself at Staples or another print shop on easy-to-handle 11″ x 17″ (A3) paper.

Download is not instant; you will receive an email with the digital files within 2 business days.

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These work very well, particularly on a north facing wall. We have built many studios over for the years for artisans of all types; painters, wood sculptors, stained glass artists, etc. They prefer the north light because it makes no shadows.

We like the fact that would be thieves cannot easily see into the shed without some effort. Laziness seems to go hand in hand with thievery. Generators, chainsaws, power tools, etc., may be a temptation best left unseen.

Many old Nova Scotia barns have that long row of single panes over the big main door. That door opens to what was called the “threshing floor”, and cattle and other things were on each side. The threshing floor was usually kept clear, so a wagon (loaded with hay, veggies, etc.) could be brought inside during an emergency, usually a weather event. It was also used for building projects, repairs during the winter.

Back to the point – the windows were crucial to let in light when the big door was closed, and it almost always was. My grandfather used to refer to those windows as “lights”.

Detailed joinery diagrams

The whole set of Shop Prints for the Ultimate Shed consists of 21 pages. At right we have included a sample of the 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 Chappell

Blueprints are provided as digital files which you can print yourself at Staples or another print shop on easy-to-handle 11″ x 17″ (A3) paper.

Download is not instant; you will receive an email with the digital files within 2 business days.

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It is also 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, easily earns 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 Chappell

Check out this Ultimate Workshop built by one of our customers.

Forrest Rand

Features of the Ultimate Workshop drawings

1. Optional chain hoist provision

Chain hoist system

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

Detailed joinery diagrams

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.

Your Package Contains:

• Page 1 – Elevations (barn style)
• Page 2 – Elevations (commercal style)
• Page 3 – 2nd Floor Framing (full and half loft versions)
• Page 4 – Bents 1 & 2
• Page 5 – Bent 3, Roof Plan, Top Plate Plan
• Page 6 – Label Plan – main floor
• Page 7 – Label Plan – roof
• Page 8 – Anchor Options
• Page 9 – Knee brace details (4 types, and 3 views of each, dimensioned)
• Page 10 – Nailer plan 1 – nailer placements in frame
• Page 11 – Nailer plan 2 – more nailer placements in frame
• Page 12 – Nailer details – nailer connection drawings
• Page 13 – Chain Hoist Version framing (bents, and 2nd floor framing)
• Page 14 – Chain Hoist Support – detailed drawings
• Page 15 – Joinery Details 1-8
• Page 16 – Joinery Details 9-15
• Page 17 – Peg Details 1-9
• Page 18 – Peg Details 1 -15
• Page 19 – Enclosure Options (insulated)
• Page 20 – Enclosure Options (un-insulated)
• Page 21 – Timber List & notes

Blueprints are provided as digital files which you can print yourself at Staples or another print shop on easy-to-handle 11″ x 17″ (A3) paper.

Download is not instant; you will receive an email with the digital files within 2 business days.

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