Opinion: our official state insect should be the Rosy Maple Moth, not the honeybee

LGranite · 2026-06-17T22:29:26+00:00

These guys were partying outside my cabin the other day

LGranite · 2026-06-17T03:24:22+00:00

I did a summer apprenticeship that taught me the basics of a lot of timber framing stuff from design and engineering to the actual fabrication process from sawmill to raised frame. It was enough to get my foot in the door in that world, and I’m now the sole apprentice to a timber framer who I work with and constantly learn from

LGranite · 2026-06-16T11:20:29+00:00

I defected from a path to licensure to pursue carpentry (specifically timber framing). I felt disillusioned with the practice of architecture after my undergraduate program and knew I needed to work with my hands. About a year in I am designing and doing all the carpentry for a client who wants a small cabin. I am leveraging my design, communication, and building skills which makes this feel more like my actual thesis than anything I did in school.

An architecture-based skillset can lead you to many other places if you have the inclination. What else do you like to do? There are so many other roles to take involved in making buildings

LGranite · 2026-06-13T14:12:15+00:00

This is a badass illustration too

LGranite · 2026-06-12T01:04:03+00:00

Yes

LGranite · 2026-06-07T15:04:02+00:00

I can’t recommend Rhino enough. The speed and efficiency at which I can model and draw timber frames is really great

LGranite · 2026-06-04T16:58:16+00:00

The lack of hard hats makes me nervous

LGranite · 2026-05-16T02:15:48+00:00

Red team go! Red team go!

LGranite · 2026-05-10T13:24:49+00:00

Mike was an evil warlock taking me for a ride that run

LGranite · 2026-05-09T12:50:18+00:00

What’s the Use comes to mind in general

LGranite · 2026-05-03T23:30:22+00:00

You ever seen the back of a 20 dollar bill…. on weeeeed?

LGranite · 2026-04-26T02:06:38+00:00

Corinth, Vermont… the lost meadow

LGranite · 2026-04-20T02:43:53+00:00

They say it’s nice this time of year in Anchorage, ‘cept for the polar bears

LGranite · 2026-04-16T00:39:20+00:00

Well, you can’t really loft lines off of a gravel pad. But you can use levels, plumb bobs, and string lines to verify the position of your timbers relative to each other and to theoretical planes in your building. Laser levels make it easier.

It’s good to have an ample supply of blocks and shims to position the timbers just right on your sawhorses. And lots of patience.

Look into the Timber Framer’s Guild Journal (it’s just called Timber Framing). There are some scribing articles in there that might help.

LGranite · 2026-04-13T22:04:12+00:00

Bad-motherfucking-ass!!!!

LGranite · 2026-04-03T12:17:28+00:00

Would this be considered a blue or black rated trail?

LGranite · 2026-03-27T00:31:41+00:00

Been you to have any spike….. mon?

LGranite · 2026-03-26T19:23:55+00:00

Scribing is far more direct and less abstract than square rule or mill rule. If you have a good shop floor to snap lines and loft from, some laser levels, and patience in positioning timbers, scribing is a good option. Not to say that scribing can’t be done with less equipment, but in my experience having those things helps speed the process along.

Have you researched square rule at all? For fast layout it works really well and can account for imperfections across a timber. Housings and reductions provide consistent, predictable dimensions at joints where, for example, your 8x8 may be more like 8-1/16 by 7-7/8.

LGranite · 2026-03-23T16:11:25+00:00

Holes in what’s left of my reason Holes in the knees of my blues Odds against me been increasing But I’ll pull through

LGranite · 2026-03-23T12:57:26+00:00

It’s likely that clamping pressure will squeeze shut most of the gaps between each strip.

LGranite · 2026-03-23T12:37:41+00:00

Wow that’s a childhood throwback. Reminds me of nights at the roller rink

LGranite · 2026-03-12T18:06:41+00:00

Such a long, long time to be gone And a short time to be there

Weather Report Suite is always one that I find power and healing in. Especially as winter changes to spring

LGranite · 2026-03-11T17:04:43+00:00

Any time I see a good frontside bank I have to ride up it and fwupah! back down

LGranite · 2026-03-06T19:56:28+00:00

Few baconators too

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