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These timber frame plans are drawn by professional timber framers and are made for someone who wants to build their own timber frame. Following the same plan style used in the work shop of Gibson Timber Frames, there are elevations of the timber frame and individual piece drawings of all the parts in the timber frame. The timber frame saw horse plan and the timber frame garden shed plan are good projects for someone wanting to try timber framing and the plans for the larger timber frames are for someone with some basic timber frame experience. The timber frame joinery is based on the square rule layout system - the traditional timber frame style used in 19th century North American timber frames. These plans are in PDF format and will download to your computer. The plans will print to scale on 8.5" x 11.5" paper.

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Engineering

These timber frame shop drawings are not stamped by an engineer. Because each building project has different conditions, a unique review and stamp is required for every timber frame project. These timber frame shop drawings do provide joinery details, spans, and timber sizes and should be sufficient for an engineer to review the timber work. In addition the engineer will require other details including but not limited to: the foundation plan, insulation plan, location, and building use. The Timber Framers Guild website is a place you can source an engineer in your area.

Timber Frame plans for a 28x32

These timber frameshopdrawings are for a ~1400 sqft home. The project is ambitious for a new timber framer, but manageable as the timber joinery in not complex and uses common timber frame connections. This building is made with mortice and tenon traditional timber frame joinery using square rule layout. This drawing set comes as a PDF and will print to scale on 8.5 x 11. The drawing set includes a lumber list, a perspective,bent views, a second floor planand 31 piece drawingsof individual pieces.There shop drawings also include details of the ridge, scarf joint and rafter tail.

28 x 32 plans
28 x 32 plans, Perspective

$51.33 + HST (sales tax) = $58.00



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Timber Frame plans for a 24x40

These timber frame shop drawings are for someone with a basic understanding of timber frame construction and has an interested in building their own timber frame. This building is made with mortice and tenon traditional timber frame joinery using square rule layout. This drawing set will print to scale on 8.5 x 11 and includes a lumber list, a perspective, front and side view and 25 piece drawings.

24 x 40 plans
24 x 40 plans, Perspective

$42.48 + HST (sales tax) = $48.00

Timber Frame plans for an 20 x 30

Download a complete set of Timber Frame shop drawings for a 20 x 30 timber frame. This is a PDF file printable to scale on regular letter size paper. This timber frame shop drawing is for a person interested in building their own timber frame. This drawing set includes a lumber list, a perspective, bent views, side view and 18 piece drawings. A great compliment to Gibson Timber Frames hands-on timber frame course.

20 x 30 plans
20 x 30 plans, Perspective

$33.63 + HST (sales tax) = $38

Timber Frame plans for a 9 x12

Download a complete set of Timber Frame shop drawings. This 9 x 12 timber frame uses traditional mortice and tenon joinery, square rule layout and wood pegs to hold the connections together.
This is a perfect size for a back yard studio, back yard office, garden shed, cabin or pool house. Using just under 500 board feet of timber, this is a great introduction to traditional timber frame construction. The drawing set includes a lumber list, perspective, elevations and 8 individual piece drawings that make up the timber frame.

Click to view photos of completed timber frame

9 x 12 plans
9 x 12 plans, Perspective

$6.20 + HST (sales tax) = $7.00

A group of 8 students building the frame in a 3 day course.

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Timber Frame plans for an 18 x 24

Download a complete set of Timber Frame shop drawings. This is a PDF file printable on regular letter size paper. This timber frame shop drawing is for a person interested in building their own timber frame. This drawing set includes a lumber list, a perspective, front and side view and 18 piece drawings. A great compliment to Gibson Timber Frames hands-on timber frame course.

View photo and description of an 18 x 24 built by one of our course participants.

18 x 24 plans
18 x 24 plans, Perspective

$35.40 +hst (sales tax) = $40

Timber Frame plans for a Wood Shed 6 x 10

Download a complete set of Timber Frame shop drawings. This is a PDF file printable on regular letter size paper. This set of shop drawings uses traditional mortice and tenon timber frame joinery and is a great size of timber frame to learn the basic cuts. The roof is a shed roof design, so a reasonably quick build. All the drawings will print on 8.5" x 11" paper and will print to scale. There are piece drawings of every piece in the timber frame as well as orthographic drawings. This is a great timber frame to be used as an instructional project for teaching the basics of timber framing to students - it covers a lot of joinery but is not too big to handle in a class room with students.

Teaching package for the 6 x 10 Timber Frame Wood Shed

Download a complete set of Timber Frame shop drawings. This is a PDF file printable on regular letter size paper.
This teaching package requires the students to use the included orthographic drawings to complete the dimensions on the individual pieces drawings. This encourages the student to visualise in 3D what the plans show in 2D. This is a real world skill that is essential in the field, and part of the process of converting architectural drawings to a finished product.
The board foot totals are also left out in the student package lumber list, allowing the students to calculate and total the board foot amount in the timber frame. This is an opportunity to learn about board foot calculations and could be carried into an estimating assignment - costing the timber in different materials.

6 x 10 plans
6 x 10 plans

$17.70+hst (sales tax) = $20

Timber Frame plans for a Working Sawhorse

A complete set of drawing plans for a person interested in building their own timber frame sawhorse. This drawing set includes a lumber list, a perspective, an orthographic drawing and 5 individual piece drawings. A great compliment to Gibson Timber Frames hands-on timber frame course. One piece of 4x4, 16' long will make one sawhorse.

View photo and description of a completed timber frame working sawhorse.

sawhorse plans
sawhorse plans

$4.42 +hst (sales tax) = $5.00

Timber Frame Dining Room Table

This is a set of wood working plans for a timber frame dining room table. Following the joinery style of traditional timber frame construction, this set of plans contains a timber list, front and side view, individual drawings of each piece, notes, and 3 perspective drawings helping to illustrate the wood connections. Built using traditional mortice and tenon joinery, this is a table we designed to withstand the abuse from traveling to trade shows; our table has been in and out of our truck several times, and the joinery has never loosened. We used white oak for the base and a reclaimed wood top, but you could use other wood species without any trouble.

View photo and description of a completed dining room table.

timber frame table  plans
timber frame table  plans

$7.08 + hst (sales tax) = $8



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7/8" White Oak Peg Stock

  • Pegs for timber frame construction
  • In lengths of 6' or 8'
  • $2.00 lnft

Email to place an order jgibsongtf@gmail.com

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Chisel Sheath

Hand crafted Chisel Sheaths for Timber Frame Chisels. The buy now can also go and they can purchase through this link
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/500171003/timber-framing-chisel-roll

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