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“The maples turned early this year on the north slope, and I have been splitting next winter's firewood between filming days. New downloads are below. Cali is at my side, as always.” Shawn

Welcome to the Timber Frame

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Kitchen & Outdoor Cooking

Fire Cooking Fundamentals

Fire Cooking Fundamentals Skills Download No. 9. Cast iron, an open fire, and the few techniques that matter when you are cooking outdoors. Learn how to manage coals, work with heat instead of fighting it, and make simple meals that come out...

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Fire Cooking Fundamentals

Kitchen & Outdoor Cooking

Fire Cooking Fundamentals

Fire Cooking Fundamentals Skills Download No. 9. Cast iron, an open fire, and the few techniques that matter when you are cooking outdoors. Learn...

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Winter Prep Checklist

Seasonal Prep & Home Resilience

Winter Prep Checklist

Winter Prep Checklist Skills Download No. 8. A practical checklist for settling the tools, equipment, animals, and outbuildings before the cold takes hold. Work...

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Tracking in Snow

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Tracking in Snow

Tracking in Snow Skills Download No. 7. Winter slows the forest down and makes the signs easier to see. Learn how to read tracks,...

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Rope Work & Rigging

Hand Tools & Craft

Rope Work & Rigging

Rope Work & Rigging Skills Download No. 6. A practical guide to the knots, block-and-tackle setups, and mechanical advantage that make heavy work on...

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Fall Prep Checklist

Seasonal Prep & Home Resilience

Fall Prep Checklist

Fall Prep Checklist Skills Download No. 4. A practical checklist for getting the land, cabin, tools, woodpile, and stores ready before freeze-up. Start earlier...

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Appalachian Foraging Calendar

Foraging & Wild Food

Appalachian Foraging Calendar

Appalachian Foraging Calendar A practical season-by-season guide to the wild foods of Appalachia. Keep it nearby as you learn what to watch for, when...

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Boreal Foraging Calendar

Foraging & Wild Food

Boreal Foraging Calendar

Boreal Foraging Calendar A practical season-by-season guide to the wild foods available in the boreal forest. Use it to learn what to watch for,...

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Cabin Build Notes Vol. 1

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Cabin Build Notes Vol. 1

Foundation and framing are where a cabin either earns its strength or stores up problems for later. Volume 1 covers the decisions that keep...

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Hand Tool Primer

Hand Tools & Craft

Hand Tool Primer

Hand Tool Primer —  Skills Download No. 1 You don't need a lot of tools to build something that lasts. You need the right...

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Quarterly Fire Q&A

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Next session · Thursday, September 24 at 8pm Eastern

The Fall Fire Q&A

By the woodstove, with no agenda. Questions close one week before the session. Ask about the build, the land, tools, foraging, or anything you are working through on your own place.

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From the Hearthside

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Everything included with the Hearthside comes with your Timber Frame membership too. Your Timber Frame dispatches, videos, and podcasts are gathered below.

The Dispatch · Letter from Shawn

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Members-only videos

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Members-only podcast

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Provisions · 10% off, always

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Member benefit

Chaga and provisions. You are first.

Timber Frame members receive early access to restocks and save 10% across the store. Your member discount is applied automatically at checkout, so there is no code to remember.

Shop Chaga now 10% off · applied automatically

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Built by Hand

The annual roll

Once a year, every Timber Frame member's name goes on a dedicated page on the site. It is not a leaderboard. It is a record of the people who showed up and stayed. The first roll goes up at the end of year one.

In the mail

Twice a year, from the cabin

Two physical mailings a year come with your membership, each one small and intentional. Make sure your mailing address is current in your membership account.