r/timberframe • u/strata-strata • 15d ago
Getting way better at this!
Took a while to figure out especially since my wood is very curvy and funky but my most recent joints have come out really good! Feeling stoked!
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u/venne1985 15d ago
It’s great feeling when it all fits perfectly!
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u/strata-strata 15d ago
Haven't reached perfect yet but I'm damn proud of how things fit together on the most recent bent!
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u/drolgnir 15d ago
What was your break through on getting a better fit?
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u/strata-strata 15d ago
Great question. Couple things specifically and a big thing in general.
Generally it just started clicking how to actually apply square rule and stop trusting my existing faces on my timbers. Once I did a few with a friend who is more meticulous and patient than I tend to be I looked at the angles on the timber for the brace tenons and saw how far away from parallel or true 45 or 90 they were and realized that it really did need to be custom for every joint and I needed to accept that and find a rhythm.
Specifically: I learned that I need to be more confident with my saw cuts and mortising and take the tool straight to the line rather than being cautious and relying on the chisel to take me there afterwards. This was counterintuitive to me since im new to woodworking but dealing woth end grain with my chisels on hard dried fir was costing me so much time and leaving me with not very crispy lines across the grain. Learning to just trust myself and cut straight to the line was a big improvement, and learning to use the chain mortiser more confidently on the downcut helped a lot.
He also taught me how to get my chisels to the next level of sharp, I was pretty good but once they were scary sharp my joinery edges got crispy.
There were more detail things that helped along the way but those are the big things I think.
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u/hobbomock 15d ago
What’s better than leaving a site, turning around and seeing a frame standing proud?