Specialty Items like timber frame mantles, timber frame trusses and such. Timber Frame related items. Earthwood Timber Frame Homes of Oregon - Timber Frame Homes by Earthwood Timber Frame Homes of Sisters Oregon

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Recycled Beams
Most of the timber frames built by Earthwood Homes are made of dry and stable Douglas Fir beams salvaged from old structures such as sawmills, military storage buildings, docks, piers, trestles or even agricultural granaries. It is more costly to dismantle structures carefully so as not to damage the wood. However, below the abused surfaces of these beams is precious material with rich and beautiful grain patterns. The clear Danish oils we typically apply to the beams in our shop help bring out the wood's warm natural patina.
Earthwood Homes purchases reclaimed beams from specialty salvage companies by the truckload.

All the metal must be removed and the beams pressure washed before going to our band saw sawmill and timber planer.

Maintaining our own timber inventory, sawmill and beam planer allows us greater flexibility in producing unique custom timbers. Our master sawyer, Derwyn Hanney, is intimately familiar with the frames we build, and can produce beams that perfectly match their intended application. We think this is good for our customers, and appropriate for the valuable resource we have been entrusted with to use wisely.

Custom Milling
In addition to providing quality timber for our timber frame structures, Earthwood Homes can produce timber orders custom sawn to your specifications. Often we are called upon to supply a visually dramatic structural ridge beam to substitute for a glue-lam beam. Due to the specialized nature of the recycled timber market and our busy schedule, most orders over 1,000 board feet require at least eight to ten weeks to produce. Surfacing options for all our beams include: planed smooth, rough sawn, hand hewn, power hewn, weathered texture, or wire brushed.

Mantles
Earthwood Homes excels at providing customers with high-grade mantle stock, or individually selected mantle pieces that have unique character elements and grain configurations.

Engineered Trusses
Sometimes due to budget constraints or architectural preferences, we are called upon to construct timber trusses to be used in conventionally built homes or businesses.

These projects are a refreshing diversion from our big frame jobs, as they usually require less intense mental calisthenics to get the job done right. We have built trusses with internal metal flitch plates but much prefer to design, engineer and fabricate structural trusses using good old-fashioned mortise and tenon joinery. Often a single steel rod buried in the collar tie with hidden harnesses on the backsides of the rafters will satisfy engineering requirements.

We also work closely with our talented neighbor, Jeff Western, of Ponderosa Forge, if exposed ornamental ironwork is specified.

If you are seriously considering timber trusses, it is a good idea to have your architect or designer consult with us well before your construction plans are finalized.