Square Rule Timber Framing

This two-day class is designed for both beginner and intermediate timber framing students. You will learn about all of the steps involved in planning and executing a square rule, post-and-beam timber frame structure, and finishing constructing a structure in progress on the HRMM campus under the guidance of timber framer Wayne Ford. The group will measure and cut pieces, using mortise and tenon joinery, and then assemble the structural frame, followed by adding girts, rafters, and purlins to accomplish a finished structure.

Because this session of the class will incorporate some pieces cut in a previous introductory class, it is a hybrid of our standard Introductory and advanced classes, making it suitable for both beginners and more advanced students wishing to strengthen their skills. 

Dates: Sat.-Sun., June 28-29, 9 AM - 5 PM
Instructor: Wayne Ford
Class size (max.): 6 
Attendance (min.): 3*
Skill level: beginner and intermediate
Prerequisites: none

Registration (per person)
Household Member & Above: $395**
Individual Member: $415**
General Public: $435
Register By: June 15

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled or rescheduled. If so, you will receive a full refund, or class credit, regardless of the cancellation date.

**We encourage you to become a member (for as little as $30/year) to receive discounted class tuition. You must be a current member on the date of registering to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount. Sign up to be a member here, or call 845-338-0071.

Instructor: Wayne Ford is a master woodworker and shipwright with extensive timber framing experience. His decades of boatbuilding experience includes participating in the restoration of the sloop Woody Guthrie and the sloop Clearwater. He teaches a wide range of woodworking classes, YouthBoat boatbuilding, timber framing, and special project classes at the Wooden Boat School.