Barn Restoration Notice
Students are restoring a barn built between 1710 and 1750 with preservation carpentry skills.
To deal with the variable sizes and shapes of hewn and sawn timbers, the two main historical layout methods used were: scribe carpentry and square rule carpentry. Scribing was used throughout Europe, especially from the 12th century to the 19th century, and was brought to North America where it was common into the early 19th century. In a scribe frame, each timber will only fit in one place, so each timber has to be numbered. Square rule carpentry was developed in New England in the 18th century and features housed joints in main timbers to allow for interchangeable braces and girts.
Barn Restoration Notice
Students are restoring a barn built between 1710 and 1750 with preservation carpentry skills.
To deal with the variable sizes and shapes of hewn and sawn timbers, the two main historical layout methods used were: scribe carpentry and square rule carpentry. Scribing was used throughout Europe, especially from the 12th century to the 19th century, and was brought to North America where it was common into the early 19th century. In a scribe frame, each timber will only fit in one place, so each timber has to be numbered. Square rule carpentry was developed in New England in the 18th century and features housed joints in main timbers to allow for interchangeable braces and girts.