In this episode, Edwin and Clara share their journey of building a tiny home using timber framing and reclaimed wood from ...

When Dave and Becky Lime purchased a 2.5-acre lot on Linwood Lake near Wyoming, Minn., during the mid-'80s, they decided to take on an ambitious project: building a timber frame home. Timber framing ...

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As a child growing up in Big Sky country, Scott Butcher found a comforting appeal in rustic homes and barns. “I worked in my grandfather’s timber frame barn back in Montana, and loved the feel, the ...

Building a custom timber frame home puts you in charge. You can dictate every aspect of your home’s design: Create that luxurious first-floor master bedroom suite, add multiple storage spaces or plan ...

In 1989, my father-in-law taught me to smoke meats and cheeses. I was a timber frame builder—I have my own company, called OakBridge Timber Framing—and I wanted a home project to help me unwind in the ...

A federal jury convicted a Stevensville timber frame home builder on Sept. 20 of wire fraud and money laundering crimes in an alleged Ponzi-style scheme in which he defrauded customers of more than $2 ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

In Colonial times, they did it the old-fashioned way. They built houses with massive skeletons of wooden beams–and no nails. This type of construction–called timber framing–was an import from the Old ...

STEVENSVILLE, Mont. — A Stevensville timber frame home builder was sentenced for defrauding customers. Brett Mauri, 61, was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $1.8 million in ...