by gwffoundation | Feb 13, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The timber framing of the Washington house is complete. In this video, we get a close-up view of the construction of the house’s timber frame. For a timelapse view of the timber framing, watch this video. To see how the beams in the frame were fashioned, watch...
by gwffoundation | Dec 7, 2016 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In June, we visited Blue Ridge Timberwrights in Christiansburg, Virginia. We saw skilled craftsmen fashioning the timbers for the Washington house frame and talked with Sandy Bennett, president of Blue Ridge Timberwights. Learn more about the Washington House here and...
by gwffoundation | Nov 7, 2016 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The timber frame – from floor joists to roof sheathing — of the rebuilt Washington house at Ferry Farm was recently completed. The work was done by tradesmen using a mix of 18th century building methods and 21st century equipment. The timbers were fashioned by...
