About Us

www.carpentersfellowship.co.uk
Formed in 2000 by frame enthusiasts from the UK and beyond its aim is to promote framing and frame conservation as a craft.

www.tfguild.org
This US organisation was formed several years ago to promote framing in the states.

www.spab.org.uk
Formed in 1877 by William Morris and others to promote the proper conservation of ancient buildings.

www.woodland-trust.org.uk
The trust lobbies for the conservation of our ancient broadleaf woodland.

www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/suffolk
Our regional wildlife trust manages several ancient woodland sites, notably Bradfield woods near Bury st. Edmunds where the coppice management has remained virtually unchanged for many hundreds of years.

www.suffolkchurches.co.uk
Suffolk has hundreds of beautiful churches with double hammerbeam roofs being a local speciality. Simon Knott has made it his mission to visit as many as he can and present them on this excellent site for all to enjoy, a real treasure trove.

www.shbgroup.plus.com
Formed in 1993 our local group now has several hundred members all of whom have a passion for the vernacular buildings of the county. The group produces a newsletter organises field trips and dayschools as well as lectures on a variety of subjects, membership is open to all.

www.ihbc.org.uk
The IHBC promotes good practice within the conservation industry, the bulk of its membership being made up of local authority conservation/historic building officers.

www.heavytimberwork.com
Having worked as journeymen framers throughout the UK and beyond, Dan (who worked with us for 7 months) and Murray returned to Canada and set up their own framing company. They work in the European tradition of scribe carpentry and have already created some truly wonderful structures, we wish them every success for the future.

www.wealddown.co.uk
A fantastic museum of whole buildings, most of them decorated and furnished appropriately. They also run excellent courses on building conservation for homeowners and professionals.

www.classichandtools.com
Mike Hancock supplies excellent quality new tools for framers and other fine woodworkers..

www.royarnold.com
Roy Arnolds shop in Needham Market is a rare Alladins cave of new and old books and antique tools. Roy is a mine of information and anyone wishing to find books on framing would do well to start here.

www.earth-and-reed.co.uk
Chris North and Margery Ward supply environmentally friendly and sustainable building products to the eastern region. Chris has given us encouragement from very early on (he was a founder member of the Suffolk Historic Buildings Group); suggesting books to read, buildings to visit and people to talk to. We would be thrilled to see any of their products used on our frames.

www.kettlenet.co.uk
Anna Kettle is one of the best pargeters we have met; she repairs existing schemes as well as creating new ones. Well worth a look.

www.mediaevaltrust.freeuk.com
A charitable trust hoping to recreate some fully functioning 14th/15th century buildings for educational use.

www.woodcarver.co.uk
Mark was responsible for carving the central boss at Weavers in Nayland, a great carver and a lovely guy. He does really fine carved barge boards too.

www.guedelon.com
This French project aims to accurately reproduce a thirteenth century castle using only tools and techniques of the period. Perhaps one day we will have projects this good in the UK?!

www.greenoakarchitectural.co.uk
Green Oak Architectural Ltd. produce planning, manufacturing and engineering drawings, visualisations and animations of oak framed and other buildings.

www.themortonpartnership.co.uk - halesworth@themortonpartnership.co.uk
Structural Engineers and Historic Building Consultants, experienced in undertaking structural design calculations for new timber frames and in assessing existing timber frames and specifying appropriate structural repairs. We have a basic approach of minimal intervention, and importantly, have a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of traditional materials.

www.paulasunshine.co.uk
Web site for timber framed home owners. Author of two timber-framed related books, 'You've Been Timber-Framed!' and 'Wattle & Daub'. Supplier of daub for wattle and daub repairs. Runs timber framed homeowner courses.

www.kentwell.co.uk
A fantastic 16th cent. mansion that is well worth a visit. Each year they turn back the clock and re-create a year from the sixteenth century with up to 300 costumed Tudors.

www.barnmasters.co.uk
A specialist website that lists only barns for sale (converted or for conversion). Also has a very good listings section where you can find many local suppliers.

www.woodwrights.ie
A good friend and mentor of ours Paul Price has relocated to Ireland and set up his own workshop. Producing some of the finest frames we've ever seen with fantastic attention to detail his work is an inspiration to all. Well worth a look!