
The Big Viking Wood Puzzle
How Vikings invented timber framing—with no nails, just stubbornness, mead, and the mighty mortise-and-tenon.
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How Vikings invented timber framing—with no nails, just stubbornness, mead, and the mighty mortise-and-tenon.

Timber framing crews lose up to 7% of weekly productivity searching for tools. Bluetooth trackers are the simplest, funniest, and most effective way to stop the disappearing-square epidemic forever.

Your first five hand tools for timber framing—framing square, chisels, slick, marking knife, and wooden mallet—are more than nostalgia. They’re precision instruments that still outperform power tools when joinery really matters.

We put two legends of timber framing—Barr Tools and Narex—to a real workshop test: white oak, end grain, identical mortises. One costs €145, the other €32. Here’s what actually matters.

Power tools scream, but traditional hand tools whisper—and still deliver joinery accuracy down to fractions of a millimeter. Meet the mallet, adze, and marking knife: three timeless tools that shape timber with precision, control, and zero battery anxiety.

Milwaukee brings brute-force torque. DeWalt brings hyper-efficient speed. We tested both on real timber framing tasks—white oak (6×8 in / 150×200 mm), structural lag screws, wet weather, and long battery cycles—to see which tool matches your building style.

DeWalt’s new 2025 DCD799 Multi-Head Drill Driver is a shape-shifting compact tool built for tight spaces, awkward angles, and impossible timber-frame joints. With four interchangeable heads, surprising torque, and a tiny 5.3 in (135 mm) body, it’s quickly becoming the most versatile drill of the year.

A fast, funny, builder-grade recap of the best (and strangest) timber framing innovations revealed at WMS 2025—from contactless blade safety to on-bed CNC labeling and modular beam saws that scale with your shop.

A clear, real-world comparison between the Festool ETS 150/3 EQ and the Makita BO5041K. We test vibration, dust collection, finish quality, ergonomics, and long-term value to reveal when paying extra truly makes sense.

Behind every long-lasting timber structure lies an invisible defense system against moisture, UV, insects, and decay. From ancient thatch to modern backer panels, this is the science of durability.

The story of how a gold-flake-water-drinking architect's useless napkin sketch drove a DIYer to build his own browser-based timber frame design software from scratch.

From NBA training centers to university labs and iconic arenas, Think Wood’s Top 10 Timber Projects of 2024 reveal how mass timber has become the gold standard for sustainable, high-performance architecture.

Once used for small cabins and barns, timber now supports massive stadiums, skyscrapers, and research centers. This is the story of how wood became one of the most advanced structural materials on Earth.

Learn how to launch a small timber frame shop on a lean budget: tools, workspace, pricing, marketing and a first-year roadmap without going broke.

Tired of fake chalets and cosplay cabins? Discover how modern timber homes can actually belong to their landscape instead of looking like confused tourists.

Japanese precision, Scandinavian simplicity, and traditional craftsmanship — the magic inside every soulful timberframe structure.

Curved beams, fluid shapes, and organic timberframe design taking over 2025 architecture.

Small cabins, lower costs, big comfort. Why compact timberframe houses are dominating 2025.

Archaeologists discovered a notched wooden structure dated to 476,000 years ago — proving early hominins built the earliest known timber framing long before Homo sapiens existed.

Timber frame construction combined with solar panels is rapidly becoming the global standard for sustainable architecture, blending natural materials with renewable energy.

Dark beams, open layouts, and smart details redefining modern timber frame living in 2025.

Global timber frame trends for 2025—Japan to Scandinavia, curves, modern rustic, gardens, and biophilic design.

A hilariously true tale of DIY timber framing gone wrong—and the tools that saved my shed (and my marriage).