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Follow a complete timber frame raising on Quadra Island — milled timbers, hand-cut joinery, bents craned into place and pegged true.

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Carpenter loading milled timbers onto a horse-drawn wagon at a Quadra Island timber frame yard
Carpenter loading milled timbers onto a horse-drawn wagon at a Quadra Island timber frame yard
Stacked timber frame beams on a horse-drawn cart outside a rustic carpentry workshop on Quadra Island
Stacked timber frame beams on a horse-drawn cart outside a rustic carpentry workshop on Quadra Island
Draft horses hitched to a wagon of timber frame beams beside a solar-equipped cabin on Quadra Island
Draft horses hitched to a wagon of timber frame beams beside a solar-equipped cabin on Quadra Island
Close view of stacked timber frame beams with tenons on a wagon, draft horses behind on Quadra Island
Close view of stacked timber frame beams with tenons on a wagon, draft horses behind on Quadra Island
Two harnessed draft horses hitched to a timber-laden wagon beside a cedar-shingled workshop on Quadra Island
Two harnessed draft horses hitched to a timber-laden wagon beside a cedar-shingled workshop on Quadra Island
Harnessed draft horse team standing with a flatbed timber wagon by a workshop on Quadra Island
Harnessed draft horse team standing with a flatbed timber wagon by a workshop on Quadra Island
Forested gravel road leading to a timber frame work site amid evergreens on Quadra Island
Forested gravel road leading to a timber frame work site amid evergreens on Quadra Island
Workers and a draft horse team with a timber wagon on a forested trail on Quadra Island
Workers and a draft horse team with a timber wagon on a forested trail on Quadra Island
Timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a grassy clearing with horses and forest beyond on Quadra Island
Timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a grassy clearing with horses and forest beyond on Quadra Island
Workers and draft horses among timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a clearing on Quadra Island
Workers and draft horses among timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a clearing on Quadra Island
Timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a grassy clearing with horses and forest beyond on Quadra Island
Timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a grassy clearing with horses and forest beyond on Quadra Island
Workers and draft horses among timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a clearing on Quadra Island
Workers and draft horses among timber frame beams laid out on sawhorses in a clearing on Quadra Island
Two chestnut draft horses in heavy harness standing in a forest clearing on Quadra Island
Two chestnut draft horses in heavy harness standing in a forest clearing on Quadra Island
Carpenters fitting timber frame sill beams on the ground with a crane truck behind on Quadra Island
Carpenters fitting timber frame sill beams on the ground with a crane truck behind on Quadra Island
Workers laying out timber frame floor members in a clearing with truck and camper on Quadra Island
Workers laying out timber frame floor members in a clearing with truck and camper on Quadra Island
Carpenters arranging long timber frame beams on sawhorses with a crane truck behind on Quadra Island
Carpenters arranging long timber frame beams on sawhorses with a crane truck behind on Quadra Island
Workers handling milled timber frame beams beside a flatbed crane truck on Quadra Island
Workers handling milled timber frame beams beside a flatbed crane truck on Quadra Island
Three carpenters laying out heavy timber frame beams with a crane truck in the clearing on Quadra Island
Three carpenters laying out heavy timber frame beams with a crane truck in the clearing on Quadra Island
Rows of wooden draw pegs beside a mallet and chisel can on a timber at a Quadra Island frame site
Rows of wooden draw pegs beside a mallet and chisel can on a timber at a Quadra Island frame site
Carpenter reaching past stained wooden trunnels and a wooden mallet on a timber frame work bench on Quadra Island
Carpenter reaching past stained wooden trunnels and a wooden mallet on a timber frame work bench on Quadra Island
Assembled timber frame bent with knee braces standing under a crane on Quadra Island
Assembled timber frame bent with knee braces standing under a crane on Quadra Island
Timber frame bent with posts, tie beam and knee braces braced upright under a crane on Quadra Island
Timber frame bent with posts, tie beam and knee braces braced upright under a crane on Quadra Island
Carpenter resting at a timber frame post and diagonal brace in a sunny forest clearing on Quadra Island
Carpenter resting at a timber frame post and diagonal brace in a sunny forest clearing on Quadra Island
Carpenters fitting timber frame floor members on the ground beside a standing braced post on Quadra Island
Carpenters fitting timber frame floor members on the ground beside a standing braced post on Quadra Island
Carpenter lifting a timber frame post upright by hand within the partly framed floor on Quadra Island
Carpenter lifting a timber frame post upright by hand within the partly framed floor on Quadra Island
Two timber frame bents standing upright with a crane and worker between them on Quadra Island
Two timber frame bents standing upright with a crane and worker between them on Quadra Island
Rows of stained wooden pegs laid out on a timber beam at the Quadra Island frame site
Rows of stained wooden pegs laid out on a timber beam at the Quadra Island frame site
Carpenter aligning a knee brace on a tall timber frame bent with tie beam under a crane on Quadra Island
Carpenter aligning a knee brace on a tall timber frame bent with tie beam under a crane on Quadra Island
Two carpenters checking a timber frame post for plumb with a long blue level on Quadra Island
Two carpenters checking a timber frame post for plumb with a long blue level on Quadra Island
Erected timber frame bent with tie beam and angled knee braces beside ladders on Quadra Island
Erected timber frame bent with tie beam and angled knee braces beside ladders on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a stepladder working at a raised timber frame bent with crane truck behind on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a stepladder working at a raised timber frame bent with crane truck behind on Quadra Island
Close-up of a timber frame mortise and tenon joint with protruding tenon at a post on Quadra Island
Close-up of a timber frame mortise and tenon joint with protruding tenon at a post on Quadra Island
Stained wooden pegs lined along a timber beam with a finishing brush at the Quadra Island site
Stained wooden pegs lined along a timber beam with a finishing brush at the Quadra Island site
Carpenters working at a raised timber frame bent with stepped tie-beam joinery against blue sky on Quadra Island
Carpenters working at a raised timber frame bent with stepped tie-beam joinery against blue sky on Quadra Island
Low-angle view of timber frame posts and braces meeting a tie beam against clear blue sky on Quadra Island
Low-angle view of timber frame posts and braces meeting a tie beam against clear blue sky on Quadra Island
Carpenter guiding a knee brace into a timber frame bent seen from a low angle on Quadra Island
Carpenter guiding a knee brace into a timber frame bent seen from a low angle on Quadra Island
Low-angle view of a carpenter setting a knee brace on a tall timber frame bent on Quadra Island
Low-angle view of a carpenter setting a knee brace on a tall timber frame bent on Quadra Island
Two carpenters fitting a diagonal brace into a timber frame post in green forest on Quadra Island
Two carpenters fitting a diagonal brace into a timber frame post in green forest on Quadra Island
Two carpenters lifting a tie beam into a timber frame bent with draft horses behind on Quadra Island
Two carpenters lifting a tie beam into a timber frame bent with draft horses behind on Quadra Island
Carpenters working a long timber rafter on sawhorses with an assembled bent behind on Quadra Island
Carpenters working a long timber rafter on sawhorses with an assembled bent behind on Quadra Island
Two assembled timber frame bents standing in a clearing with a blue crane truck on Quadra Island
Two assembled timber frame bents standing in a clearing with a blue crane truck on Quadra Island
Long timber rafter lifted by crane slings above a partly raised frame against blue sky on Quadra Island
Long timber rafter lifted by crane slings above a partly raised frame against blue sky on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a ladder guiding a tall timber post lifted by crane between two bents on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a ladder guiding a tall timber post lifted by crane between two bents on Quadra Island
Carpenter rigging a crane-suspended beam between two timber frame bents on Quadra Island
Carpenter rigging a crane-suspended beam between two timber frame bents on Quadra Island
Crane-lifted connecting beam set between two timber frame bents with carpenters guiding it on Quadra Island
Crane-lifted connecting beam set between two timber frame bents with carpenters guiding it on Quadra Island
Carpenter driving a peg with a wooden mallet at a timber frame mortise on a post on Quadra Island
Carpenter driving a peg with a wooden mallet at a timber frame mortise on a post on Quadra Island
Close view of a carpenter pegging a mortise-and-tenon joint on a timber frame post on Quadra Island
Close view of a carpenter pegging a mortise-and-tenon joint on a timber frame post on Quadra Island
Carpenter seated on a frame guiding a crane-lifted rafter onto the top of a timber frame bent on Quadra Island
Carpenter seated on a frame guiding a crane-lifted rafter onto the top of a timber frame bent on Quadra Island
Carpenter reaching up to seat a crane-lifted rafter on a timber frame bent against the forest on Quadra Island
Carpenter reaching up to seat a crane-lifted rafter on a timber frame bent against the forest on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a ladder guiding a long rafter onto the top plate of a timber frame on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a ladder guiding a long rafter onto the top plate of a timber frame on Quadra Island
Carpenter positioning a crane-lifted rafter overhead on a timber frame bent on Quadra Island
Carpenter positioning a crane-lifted rafter overhead on a timber frame bent on Quadra Island
Carpenter fitting a rafter to a timber frame post-top tenon viewed from a low angle on Quadra Island
Carpenter fitting a rafter to a timber frame post-top tenon viewed from a low angle on Quadra Island
Crane lifting an assembled rafter pair high above a timber frame work site on Quadra Island
Crane lifting an assembled rafter pair high above a timber frame work site on Quadra Island
Tall crane hoisting a timber rafter assembly toward the frame with a truck below on Quadra Island
Tall crane hoisting a timber rafter assembly toward the frame with a truck below on Quadra Island
Timber rafter member suspended from a crane boom over the frame and crane truck on Quadra Island
Timber rafter member suspended from a crane boom over the frame and crane truck on Quadra Island
Crane suspending a tall timber rafter over a partly raised timber frame against blue sky on Quadra Island
Crane suspending a tall timber rafter over a partly raised timber frame against blue sky on Quadra Island
Crane lowering a timber rafter toward a carpenter atop the raised timber frame on Quadra Island
Crane lowering a timber rafter toward a carpenter atop the raised timber frame on Quadra Island
Low-angle view of a crane-lifted timber rafter above a carpenter seated on the frame on Quadra Island
Low-angle view of a crane-lifted timber rafter above a carpenter seated on the frame on Quadra Island
Crane-suspended timber rafter angled over a carpenter on the timber frame against blue sky on Quadra Island
Crane-suspended timber rafter angled over a carpenter on the timber frame against blue sky on Quadra Island
Carpenter seated on the timber frame guiding a crane-lifted rafter overhead on Quadra Island
Carpenter seated on the timber frame guiding a crane-lifted rafter overhead on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a ladder fitting a rafter along the timber frame purlin against the sky on Quadra Island
Carpenter on a ladder fitting a rafter along the timber frame purlin against the sky on Quadra Island
Close low-angle view of a carpenter seating a rafter onto pegged timber frame plate joinery on Quadra Island
Close low-angle view of a carpenter seating a rafter onto pegged timber frame plate joinery on Quadra Island
Two carpenters by a timber frame roof structure with ridge and rafters assembled on Quadra Island
Two carpenters by a timber frame roof structure with ridge and rafters assembled on Quadra Island
Assembled timber frame with posts, braces, ridge and rafters in a forest clearing on Quadra Island
Assembled timber frame with posts, braces, ridge and rafters in a forest clearing on Quadra Island
Carpenter sitting on the ridge of a completed timber frame skeleton against blue sky on Quadra Island
Carpenter sitting on the ridge of a completed timber frame skeleton against blue sky on Quadra Island
Completed timber frame pavilion with full rafter roof and draft horses resting beneath on Quadra Island
Completed timber frame pavilion with full rafter roof and draft horses resting beneath on Quadra Island
Timber frame pavilion roof of rafters over a horse team in a forest clearing on Quadra Island
Timber frame pavilion roof of rafters over a horse team in a forest clearing on Quadra Island
Smiling builder standing with draft horses beside the completed timber frame pavilion on Quadra Island
Smiling builder standing with draft horses beside the completed timber frame pavilion on Quadra Island
Builder, draft horses and a dog beside the finished timber frame pavilion rafters on Quadra Island
Builder, draft horses and a dog beside the finished timber frame pavilion rafters on Quadra Island
Low-angle view up the ridge beam and rafters of the completed timber frame against the sky on Quadra Island
Low-angle view up the ridge beam and rafters of the completed timber frame against the sky on Quadra Island
Completed timber frame pavilion on round post pads with a crane truck parked in the clearing on Quadra Island
Completed timber frame pavilion on round post pads with a crane truck parked in the clearing on Quadra Island

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