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Spring 2014 Reciprocal Roof Advanced Timber Frame course project

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Pentagonal Lifeguard Tower for the Bomberos de Nosara,

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Asturias, Spain Summer 2008

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Patagonia, Winter 2006

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Nosara CR Winter 2015 Timber Framing Workshop Project

2025 Timber Framing Workshop at Fox Maple
Introductory Timber Framing, August 4-9, 2025
Advanced Timber Framing, August 11-16, 2025

Fox Maple's 2025 Timber Framing Workshop Series will be held this mid summer at the Fox Maple campus in Brownfield, Maine.

Introductory Timber Framing 2025 Despite the heading, the Intro session is quite advanced in its concept and in the depth of material covered.

This is an indepth and comprehensive course that lays the groundwork for all of the most essential aspects of timber framing from design considerations and parameters, engineering, joinery design, layout and execution, culminating with the raising of a full scale timber frame that the students literally design, layout and cut themselves. No just getting your toes wet in this workshop, this is a full-on submersion into the real world of timber framing.

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The Bomberos de Nosara Community Building Workshop this past November, went off without a hitch. Students from away joined the local lifeguards to cut and erect the pentagonal frame on the main beach at Playa Guiones.
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Advanced Timber Framing Workshop 2025
This workshops takes the
knowledge gained in the first session to a completely new level where we explore the wild and wonderful world of complex, multiplaned and multi-dimensional joinery.

This workshop is not for the faint-of-heart. In this course, students will learn a systematic process to determine angular relationships for virtually any three dimensional form or structure, and how to then apply this information to the layout and execution of complex, compound joinery. The results are often truly amazing. Students must have completed the Fox Maple Intro TF workshop or have 2 years professional timber framing experience to qualify for this course.

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Introducing the NEW 1624 Journeyman Square
To the Family of Chappell Square Products

Journeyman068821The New 1624 Journeyman expands the possibilities for laying out and cutting compound roof systems by including unequal pitch roof tables for 8/12 and 10/12 Main Roof Pitches. This is the first time ever these tables have been available to use at your will, and without batteries or a math degree from Dartmouth.

The addition of the 1624 Journeyman will provide greater creativity and flexibility to any novice or professional roof framer looking to expand their horizon into crafting complex roof systems.

With a 2 inch by 24 inch body and 1-1/2 inch by 16 inch tongue, the 1624 Journeyman will fit as well in your hand as in your tool box—and give you one more trick to pull out of your bag when facing challenging roof systems.

Purchase Chappell Squares

Read the 'This is Carpentry' article about the Chappell Square

The Chappell Universal Framing Square!!!
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The First Innovation in the Framing Square in 110 Years

The Master Framer model #1824 and the Traveler model #1218 each have the unique, patented Chappell Universal Square rafter tables. The front side body has a comprehensive Equal Pitched Rafter Table for determining layout of hip and valley roof systems with common pitches ranging from 2/12 to 18/12. The front side tongues have Unequal Pitch Rafter Tables for unequal roof systems ranging from 4/12 to 15/12 with a main common pitch of 12/12. The back side bodies have comprehensive Rafter Tables for 6 and 8 sided polygons. The backside tongues have Unequal Pitch Rafter Tables for roof systems with a main roof of 9/12.

Made of 13 gauge stainless steel with deep etched rulings and tables, this square will last a lifetime. The Master Framer, model #1824 has a body 2" x24" and a tongue of 1-1/2" x 18". The Traveler, model #1218 has a body 2" x 18" and a tongue of 1-1/2" x 12".
We suggest you read the article below to hear what carpenters are saying about the Chappell Square.

This is Carpentry article about the Chappell Square

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Assembling English Joint in
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Frames For Sale

Drop us email to receive info about frames we cut in our workshops that available.


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Nosara, Costa Rica 2014

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Time Flies! 2022 marks
Fox Maple's 40th year of teaching
Perfection & Grace.

Upcoming in 2025

T
imber Framing Workshop
at Fox Maple 2025

Intro TF August 4-9
Advanced TF Augisy 11-16
Combined August 3-16


For More Info

Go to Workshops Page

ADVANCED Timber Framing
Gold Medalist
2013 Benjamin Franklin
Book Awards


Silver Medalist
2013 IPPY Book Awards

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First Edition of
ADVANCED Timber Framing
At last, this long awaited book is now in stock and ready for immediate shipment.
This is a 368 page, hard cover volume that is jam packed with information about the design and construction of compound timber framed roof systems. From history to Design and Execution, Advanced
Timber Framing has it all covered.
Click cover graphic for more info

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New Revised Edition
A Timber Framer's Workshop

This 272 pg. Revised Edition has over 150 new photos and includes updated engineering and comprehensive in-depth technical information on the joinery, design and construction of Traditional Timber Frames. Illustrated with over 500 photos and CAD drawings. Click on the book cover for more info or
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Timber Framing Mallets
Available at the Fox Maple Web Store
 

Clearing Out the
Barn Sale

2 New Frames now
Available for sale!!!

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2025 T.F. Workshop Dates Set
August 4-16, 2025

Fox Maple Press
Joiners' Quarterly began publishing technical information about Timber Framing and Traditional Building in 1983.

Traditional timber framing and joinery techniques are 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. JQ Back issues offer a unique glimpse into the revival of timber framing through insightful articles.
Booksellers looking to add a Fox Maple title to your catalog, click on the Booksellers link above.

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The 2019 workshop project in Costa Rica, was a 12-sided, triple reciprocal roof structure in teak. The 12 posts were scribe fit to giant stones. Only the top 1/3 of the stones are visible in the photo. A large portion of the frame above was laid out using the 1218 Traveler Square.

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