I took this course. It was one of the best things I’ve done in my life. Learned a ton and it was a wonderful experience. These people are the salt of the earth!

I took the class back in 2012 and have fond memories of the rewarding experience. Not only did I learn a lot and get to meet some very nice people, it was wonderful being in Maine and exploring the coastal area. In 2013, The Shelter Institute raised a 24' x 24' timber frame for us in West Virginia and we still receive many compliments on it to this day when we have guests over. Overall, the class was excellent and the team at The Shelter Institute represent the finest in customer service; something that is unfortunately lacking in many businesses these days.

I'm watching you from the other side of the world. And although I am not an American, I feel this warmth and the spirit of pure creativity...

Huge props to the marketing department for excellent questions and film! This is really good advertising and that coming from a 2020 Yestermorrow D/B semester student!

This production is so well done. Incredibly inspirational! One of these days, Denise and I will take the class. Huge fans of the Hennin’s and Shelter Institute family and all they so and represent. Bravo!

I haven't forgotten you guys. I enjoyed the online course on Timber Framing. It's very good instruction with detail. It works great for someone like myself since I already have a lot of carpentry and woodworking skills. I'd still like to come up there and take this class when I can work out my busy schedule. Thanks guys!

I love what you do. Not sure I'll have the chance to ever attend one of the classes, much as I wish I could, but I've learned a lot from what you share on the channel. Thought I'd mention how I've gone through a similar journey that some of the students here mentioned in the video: wanting to slow down and learn new skills. I've transitioned from a power tool woodworker to a traditional hand tool woodworker for that very reason. It's a lot of fun seeing how the same skill sets and principles scale right on up to timber framing: layout, sharpening, chiseling, chopping, dovetails, mortise and tenons. I see timber frames as one big woodworking project, and it's fascinating to see the overlap with what I do on a smaller scale. Something I hope the students also take away: when you have your skills developed, it's shocking just how fast the "slow" way is of doing things. As you've show in other videos, the scale of work you do in short stretches of time is incredible.

I took a 3 week course at Heartwood in Washington MA. I will follow you!

SOOOO Jelly of those learners, me I am just out here learning by trial and error... Love seeing that ideas that started at the tail end of hippy days are still making sense, I am a child from '69 and I WISH this stuff had ever been common knowledge when I was in school.

This would be a great thing for parents and teens to do together.

I'm getting kind of emotional just watching this! I can't wait until I'm ready for this class in about 1.5 years!

Just started making the frame for my house here in Great Britain. Chisels are nice and sharp. I milled up all the 8" beams last year and they're stacked in my workshop. Using exactly the same methods as yours, with plasterboard (Gypsum) between the sips and frame. I bought the Ted Benson books many years ago but your videos are very helpful, thanks!

I'm so glad I found this channel.....thanks.

This is awesome. The hell with toothpick construction. Timber frame is the only way!

Amazing!!!! What an incredible experience.

Such an awesome video and experience!!!

Watching these videos really makes me wish November could come sooner. See you guys then!

God Bless you

i'm watching with envy and anticipation; envy that i can't take the hands on class and anticipation because you will be raising my little Timber Frame for me this Spring ! can't wait.

Brilliant story - I'd love to join this course.

Nice....

Is there such a thing as an international timber frame convention, where carpenters from various traditions can meet up and exchange ideas and techniques? I'd love to see what comes out of a conference with Swedish, American, German, Swiss, Japanese, Korean and Chinese traditional framers.

Is it cypress you are using, Alaskan Yellow Cedar? I have access to Monterey Cypress (Macrocarpa) here in New Zealand and in suitable dimensions. Is Monterey Cypress suitable to be used for timber frame at this scale??

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Really enjoyed taking the class. How to make a grown man cry? Drop a chisel on concrete after sharpening it for four hours. 😂

I’ve done the online course, but I’d still like to do this in person.

Are they back to doing the classes in person?

The tornadoes that have ripped through the country lately have shown that conventional home building is pitiful compared to the timber frame.

I was a Timber Framer in the 70's, 80's and 90's, what happened to the Beetle? I see you use sledgehammers.????

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with todays tools finally getting affordable for this work. the teaching will soon die out.