Bents we've raised.
Four frames, from a one-room cabin to an open-air pavilion — and what each one taught us.
The barn raising
A 30×40 timber barn raised in a day by a crew of twelve.
New HampshireCabin in the pines
A single-room frame, hewn on site from wind-felled pine.
AdirondacksOpen-air pavilion
Eight bents, no walls — shade and structure in the open.
VermontThe studio loft
Hammerbeam trusses over a maker's workshop and gallery.
Portland, ME