English carpenters helping budding builders go back to basicsNina Hindmarsh/Stuff English carpenters Xavier Carolan, left, and Graeme Scott are running a course on traditional timber framing next month. Two English timber framers want to teach people how to craft their own structures from scratch using traditional building techniques. He said timber framing was a "beautiful way" to connect with history through the ancient craft, as well as installing a sense of resilience for the future. Timber framing is commonplace in wooden buildings from the 19th century and even earlier, particularly in Europe but also found in old Asian temples. Carolan studied under a master German carpenter and now specialises in timber framing.

Source: Stuff September 17, 2017 23:26 UTC