The Timber Framers' Guild of North
America is a nonprofit association of about
250 timber framers from the U.S. and Canada.
From May 30 to June 1, about 300
people gathered for the Guild's second
annual meeting in Marlboro, Vt., to hear
reports, share information and view examples
of each other's work.
Many attendees were from New England,
which seems to have more than its share of
modern-day framers: Tedd Benson, Jack
Sobon, Ed Levin and Wayne Kondor come
to mind. Other U.S. participants came from
as far away as Michigan, Montana, Tennessee,
and even Louisiana and Florida. The
international contingent included framers
from several Canadian provinces, a German
tool manufacturer's rep, and English restorationist
Peter McCurdy, one