Can we talk about the timber framing I saw at the old gristmill restoration in Lancaster County?

I always thought cutting those massive mortise and tenon joints by hand was just for show, but watching the crew there fit a 10-inch oak beam with nothing but chisels and a mallet changed my mind about the need for speed over precision.

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thomas8316d agoMost Upvoted

A 10-inch oak beam with just chisels and a mallet... that's just crazy to me.

hannah_price7916d ago

Ever notice how the slow way is often the right way? I see it all the time with people trying to rush through fixing things, like a wobbly table. They grab the wrong tool and make it worse, when a few careful minutes with the right one would have saved them an hour. That beam fitting is the perfect example of that.