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2025 Timber Framing Workshop Series at Fox Maple
Intro Timber Framing, August 4-9, 2025
Advanced Timber Framing, August 4-16, 2025

We will again be offering the Introductory and Advanced Timber Framing courses back-to-back in 2025. These workshops are the best way to get the full flavor of timber framing essentials, allowing one to gain the knowledge and confidence to enter the trade professionally or to build your own timber frame home. 

Vive Jean-Claude

Workshop Dates

Intro Timber Framing
Aug 4-9, 2025
Advanced Timber Framing
Aug 11-16, 2025
Combined Intro & Advanced
Aug 4-16, 2025

Tuition includes breakfast and lunch and camping on site for the duration of the workshop. Bathing and kitchen facilities are available.
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Stuff we do

Spring 2015 Intro & Advanced
TF course project. Final raising Cumberland, Maine


Teak Gooseneck Scarf,
Nosara, Costa Rica Fall 2014.

Spring 2005 Advanced TF course project

Asturias, Spain Summer 2008


Costa Rica Teak Frame Casita, 2008

Patagonia, Winter 2006

Raising bent in Costa Rica 2004


Rattlesnake Mtn Project, 2011
 

Photos of the Bomberos de Nosara, Costa Rica
Community Building Workshop •
November 23-Dec. 1, 2024

A few pics from the Bomberos de Nosara Workshop. The teak pentangonal frame was cut in the workshop with students from away alongside the life guards who will work in the tower.

The hyperbolic roof system was designed to look like a bird's wings in flight. Indeed, once raised one of the passersby on the beach commeted that it looked "just like a bird in flight." Mission accomplished! God Bless and thanks to everyone who participated!!!

Download the
Fox Maple School Booklet
This booklet describes all of our workshops, the school site, tools and supplies you should bring to the workshop. It also includes timber framing plans of the principal structures at the school site. All of these structures were workshop projects, built by students.
To download click on the cover graphic to the left.

Links to
useful info

A Workshop Primer:
Tools & Lodging Info, a must read
for potential students
Natural Building Workshops
Clay Systems, Cob, Thatching

Teak Gooseneck Joint. Nosara 2014

Costa Rica 2014 Photos.
Click here

Costa Rica 2013 Raising Gallery

Brittany, France 2013
To see a Photo Gallery of the
Brittany Cruck Workshop click below
Brittany 2013 Photo Gallery