Posts Tagged ‘Timber Frame’

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The new store is located at 4625 Old Post Road (right next to the existing store).

After months of planning and preparation we are raising the timber frame for the Charlestown Package Store.   South County Post and Beam cut the frame and is raising the structure.  The mortise and tenon frame is made from Douglas Fir and is held together by oak splines and pegs.   The structure is about 1/3 complete and we are scheduled to finish the timber frame by the end of the week.

The retail part of the new store will have a timber frame structure and, while the foundation and site work are being completed, the timbers are being cut.   We are working with South County Post and Beam of West Kingston, RI and the frame is being fitted in their shop.   First the timbers are cut with a computer controlled Hundegger machine.

CNC Hundegger Timber Cutting Machine

Next all the joints are finished the old fashioned way – with hand chisels and wooden mallets.   And finally the wood is planed and prepared for delivery. Below South County’s Dave Webster works on the mortise and tenon joinery.

Dave Webster Hand Finishing the Timber Frame