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Workshop
Timber Frames
for Sale
Check out 3 Frames cut in past workshops now for sale.

Click here to see photos of the 2001 Workshop in Costa Rica.

Click here to see photos of the 2001 Kauai, Hawaii Workshop.

Click here to see photos of the April, 2002 Airville, PA Workshop.

Student Projects
(the first of a series)

The Journal of Timber Framing & Traditional Building &

Fox Maple School of Traditional Building

Fox Maple School of Traditional Building, in the foothills of the White Mountains of western Maine, provides the opportunity for people to learn traditional timber framing and natural building skills in a wonderful environmental setting. The campus structures follow ancient patterns. Each building represents a traditional way of building crafted in a way to incorporate the needs of our current life requirements. The campus is a learning center, a work in progress, crafted by students. Workshops begin with a joined timber frame, and then explore the use of natural enclosures; thatch, straw/clay, wood chip/clay, wattle & daub, cob, straw bales, finished with earth plasters. Fine Craftsmanship is at the heart of our teaching philosophy. Exploring ways to make traditional systems practical to create high quality dwellings to meet our current building needs is our mission. Teaching people to become fine craftsmen is what we do. Our traveling workshops offer the same insight and enthusiasm to people in diverse locations throughout the U.S and the World.

Joiners' Quarterly began publishing technical information about Timber Framing and Traditional Building in 1983. Traditionally joined timber framing is at the core of the editorial content, but Natural Building is an important aspect because traditional building, by virtue of its pure and simple approach, is natural building. Timber, Straw, Wood & Clay; these were the traditional materials of the past, but today we think of them as Alternative Building. JQ offers insightful, technical articles about how to make traditional timber framing, combined with natural building systems, appropriate once again to build houses that will last for many generations. Craftsmanship is a key essential to any building endeavor. Articles in JQ and editorial content take this as the first essential, and present it as such.

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Workshop Timber Frames for Sale
Check out 3 Frames cut in past FM workshops now for sale

Joiners' Quarterly
JQ back issues are a Unique Resource chronicling the History and Revival of Timber Framing, Traditional Building Systems and Alternative Methods of building which are appropriate today!

Your Choice of any 6 Back Issues for ONLY $30
Your Choice of any 12 Back Issues for ONLY $48
Your Choice of any 24 Back Issues for ONLY $88
The Complete set of JQ Back Issues for ONLY $105
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REVIEW JQ BACK ISSUE INDEX
JQ back issues are now available in pdf format for download.
Clink on the Back Issue link above to find out more.