Posts tagged with Wood Checking
Timber Checking
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Wood is a natural material prone to change and variation. Timber checking is part of that variation. Like people, no two trees are exactly the same, and no piece of wood from two individual trees will ever look perfectly identical. The nice thing about wood is that pieces of timber […]
Checking in Curved Braces
Often our clients like the look of arched braces, and we like them too. Adding curves can add elegance and a certain “je ne sais quoi” to a timber frame. They certainly look beautiful when they are done right. However, if the curve is cut too deep, checking can occur along […]
