Traditional Joinery

Accessibility: Reclaimed timbers are extremely difficult to source in the desired dimensions and species, and the sources are often inconsistent and unreliable.
Dimensional stability: Reclaimed timbers usually come from old barns or grain elevators and are often a century old. Those original timbers had large variances in their cross sections and have since shrunk, twisted or cracked over decades.
Cost: Reclaimed timbers are not only very expensive to source, but it is also very time consuming to joint them properly. It is much easier and better to build with dimensionally square timbers.

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Traditional joinery is the art of Timber Framing. Traditional joinery means jointing timber members together, such as posts, beams, rafters, purlins, etc. without any fasteners or connecters. The only nail that is used is an oak peg in a mortise and tennon connection.

We are very proud at Woodpecker to have the skills and knowledge to apply this very old technique by hand or incorporating our CNC machine technology if needed. The introduction of the Hundegger Robot Drive CNC beam cutting machine in 2018 has ensured that WoodPecker can cut traditional joinery, cost effectively in a competitive and fast moving market. It gives us the capability to create traditional timber frames, just like they were built hundreds of years ago in today’s market.

LEAR Construction has recently has the opportunity to work alongside Woodpecker European Timber Framing on some project and we can unequivocally state that they have been an excellent trade partner to work with. The excellent communication and framing knowledge is bested only by their final product. Our collective clients are always very pleased with the final workmanship and results they have invested in with Woodpecker. I would have no hesitation in recommending them for future tenders or to our construction peers within industry.

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