Pictured above is a kingpost supporting the ridge beam, and to the right is another shot of the complex joinery, in the gazebo.
This gazebo was a volunteer group project we were involved in. The structure was donated to the Haliburton Hospital Healing Garden.
There were 20 people involved in the building of this gazebo frame, everyone giving thier skill and passion to the project.
Timber framing is a centuries old method of attaching posts and beams using precision cut mortise and tenons. In timber framing, there are no nails or screws, only the accuracy of the chisel work and the pegs to hold it together.
There are fine examples of buildings hundreds, even thousands of years old, still standing. A typical timber frame actually uses less lumber than a standard stud framed home.
