Japanese joinery is an iconic aspect of traditional architecture in the Asian country, but Japan's many automakers have also ...

Q. I'm getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I've been told that a wood beam will work, but I've always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

For centuries before the invention of screws and fasteners, Japanese craftsmen used complex, interlocking joints to connect pieces of wood for structures and beams, helping to create a uniquely ...

When designing wooden structures, it’s very important to consider joints ... wood elements to brick and concrete walls. With such a variety of pieces needing to be connected together (beam ...

The Barn Yard president Everett Skinner IV says the company expanded into the post and beam space from stick-frame construction about a decade ago. This time honored form of building relies on wood-to ...

Traditional carpentry employs wooden joinery in furnishings to fit pieces of wood together without use of metal nails. Artisans breathe new life into the wood, imbuing a Kyoto aesthetic as they work.

Learn more. LIVERMORE — The first beams for the historic Norland’s barn reconstruction project will be cut during a free workshop on traditional timber frame joinery presented by Maine Post ...