Mortise & Tenon Magazine/An Introduction to Timber Hewing

  • $25

An Introduction to Timber Hewing

  • Course
  • 10 Lessons

Learn to fell trees and hew timbers with an axe for traditional timber-frame construction. Join timber framer, Nevan Carling, as he walks you through each step of the process in this ancient craft. Accessible, approachable, and endlessly fascinating. If you’re a woodworker, you’ve really got to try hand hewing for yourself. Once you do, you’ll never look at a tree the same way again.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Felling

Felling

Tools

Sharpening
Tools

Hewing

Lining Out
Hewing the First Face
Joggling, Scoring, & Hewing the Second Face
Bucking to Length & Hewing the Third Face
Hewing the Final Face

Conclusion

Conclusion