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Nice. I like your break-down workbench seen a few photos back in front of the horse palace.

A fellow I know asked if I had any use for a load of dimensioned timbers he had stacked on a trailer and covered against the elements. That was a few months ago. He indicated they were new, not salvaged, and times were just slow for timber framing.

Al, That reminds me of the brand burned into the underside of each cedar roof shingle that came off a barn north of here. It was a coat of arms with the family name and the motto below said, "Don't Use a 50 Year Nail on a Hundred Year Shingle".

Material is secondary to design. Fir and pine can be plenty 'strong' enough, if the design allows for rigidity and weight-bearing capacity. I'd vote for easier-to-move and rock-steady-by-design.

Paul, The house is heated with wood 90% of the time and has been for years (Vermont Castings Defiant /w catalytic converter). If we are away it switches to heat pump down to 37*F, below which the oil furnace kicks in. The new shop will be heated with wood and a leg off the geothermal system...

I like the architectural detail of exposed timber frame, but I'd go for a more standard wall and ceiling finish. Geothermal heat through radiant floor tubing (PEX) under a tile floor

Looks great! All this timber frame talk has me thinking my new shop ought to be timber framed. Used to hang around a shop of TimberFramers years ago in Pennsylvania. They didn't mind me watching and helping move timbers about. Just hauled out my books and started looking for tools. I have a...