The “Thanksgiving Gazebo” in Alma NB’s village square. Eastern White Pine and Red Spruce Timbers with red Oak Pins. Kings Fleet Timber Oil finish.
The “Gratitude Stage” built for Fundy Trail Provincial Park in Saint Martins, NB. 20x40 slab roof amphitheatre. Eastern White Pine 10x10 with White Oak pins and Shou Sugi Ban and hemp oil finish.
The "Grace Kitchen Shelter" is a 12x14 Saltbox with Eastern White Pine 8x8 posts, an 8x10 tie beam, 3x8 braces, and walnut pins. It has a Shou Sugi Ban finish.
The "Good Sign" for Friends of Fundy. Located in Riverside Albert, NB. Select grade FOHC/quartered Eastern White Pine, 6x6, book-matched posts. Walnut pins. Shou Sugi Ban with hemp oil finish.
Roxy's ladder for the “Grace Kitchen Shelter”. Designed by the Sawyer's wife, the vivacious Roxy Norris. Select grade Eastern White Pine 2x8 stair stringers with 2x6 stair treads.
The "Grateful Shed". Box Heart NO. 2+ Red Spruce post and beam frame. FOHC (Free of Heart Centre) NO.1 Hemlock 3x10 rafters. Shiplap Spruce & Jack Pine boards. Logs salvaged from Hurricane Fiona.
Matt Bernier, Red Seal Carpenter, operating Makita 7104 Chain Mortiser. Luc Gallant, Red Seal Carpenter, operating Mafell Tilting Drilling Station.
Marty Dubé, Red Seal Carpenter, operating Mafell NFU 50 Groove Cutting Machine. Craig Norris, Lead Timber Framer, operating Skillsaw's Sawsquatch, a 16 5/16" worm drive circular saw.
The seals, AKA Matt Bernier, Luc Gallant and Marty Dube, under the “Gratitude Stage” frame in Saint Martin’s, NB.
Grateful Sawyer family portrait under the “Thanksgiving Gazebo“ frame In Alma, NB. Left to right, Matt Bernier, Marty Dube, Luc Gallant, Craig, Roxy and Uma Norris.
”Thanksgiving Gazebo” kit. Red Spruce 8x8 top chords. Eastern White Pine 3x8 braces, 6x8 bottom chords, and 8x8 posts. Finished with Kings Fleet Timber Oil.
Tie beam to post connection via through mortise and tenon with a demolished housing. Eastern White Pine 8x10 tie beam, 8x10 post, 3x10 brace with 1” Red Oak draw bore pins. Finished with Kings Fleet timber oil.
Northern interior corner and western interior gable end of the "Grace Kitchen Shelter".
Centre bent test fit for the “Gratitude Stage”. This is a 20x40 Amphitheater built with Eastern White Pine 10x10.
Southwest corner post of the “Gratitude Stage”. Eastern White Pine 10x10 post, tie beam, and top plate with 3x10 brace. White Oak pins with Shou Sugi Ban and hemp oil finish.
Centre bay of the “Gratitude Stage”. Eastern White Pine frame with White Oak pins and Shou Shugi Ban finish and hemp oil. Wide plank roof deck uses 2x12s in the centre and steps down to 2x10s, 2x8s and 2x6s moving laterally.
Perspective views from the construction plan for the "Thanksgiving Gazebo".
The end view page from the "Thanksgiving Gazebo" construction plan.
Perspective views from the construction plan for the "Gratitude Stage".
The end view page from the construction plan for the "Gratitude Stage".
Post boots for the "Gratitude Stage".
Post boots for the "Thanksgiving Gazebo”.
Fundamentals of Scribing Course, Heartwood School, NH, USA.
Bubble scribing round logs. Coped tenon on axe hewn Eastern White Pine timber.
Test fitting bent in Ted Benson's shop. Flitch-sawn paper birch fork.
Flitch-sawn Maple braces (ends). Round log maple crown posts. Eastern White Pine rafters.
An unbelievable educational experience!! Thank you, Heartwood!
CRAIG NORRIS, President
BBA, Sawyer, Licensed Lumber & Timber Grader, Timber Framer, Timber Framers Guild Member
506.875.2813
craig@gratefulsawyer.com