Reports

• Sample Fall Protection Plan: Referenced in the article on Height Safety for Timber Framers in Timber Framing #88, June 2008.
• Sample Method Statement: An example of the site-specific Method Statements typically used on Guild projects, including the Risk Assessment and Lifting Plan.
• Standard for Design of Timber Frame Structures and Commentary: This Standard defines the engineering and design requirements for timber frame construction. Report developed by members of the Timber Frame Engineering Council.
• Timber Frame Apprenticeship Curriculum Competency Outlines: TFG members may now download and print the draft outlines of all 16 sections of our proposed Apprenticeship Curriculum. We invite comments and suggestions.
• Listen to John Abrams' Talk
  At the 2005 Eastern Conference, Keynote Speaker John Abrams discussed how a craftsman addresses the challenges of a progressive small business.
• Methodology for the Design of Timber Frame Structures Utilizing Diaphragm Action: by David Marc Carradine, Ph.D. dissertation of 2002.
• Miller Report: "Capacity of Pegged Mortise and Tenon Joinery" by Joseph F. Miller and Richard J. Schmidt of the University of Wyoming. Published in 2004.
• Frame Report: "Behavior of Traditional Timber Frame Structures Subject to Lateral Load" by Robert G. Erikson and Richard J. Schmidt of the University of Wyoming. Published in 2003.
• Long-Term Report: "Load Duration and Seasoning Effects on Mortise and Tenon Joints" by Dick Schmidt and Garth Scholl at the University of Wyoming. Published in 2000.
• Joint Report: "Design Considerations For Mortise and Tenon Connections" by Dick Schmidt and Christopher E. Daniels of the University of Wyoming. Sponsored by the USDA National Research Initiative/Competitive Grants Program and the Timber Frame Business Council.
• Peg Report: "Timber Frame Tension Joinery" by Dick Schmidt and Rob MacKay. Sponsored by the University of Wyoming and the Timber Frame Business Council