Class: Timber Framing with Ervin & Willie Ellis (3 Days)

***This class is not currently being offered. Click here if you want us to consider offering it again in the future. 

In this intensive three day timber frame workshop, students will learn about timber selection, layout, plan reading, and will cut and raise a small timber frame building. Students will receive a condensed, yet practical wealth of knowledge to enable them to start their own timber framing journey. The tool requirement is listed below. Here's a video introducing the Ellis brothers and their other class: "Build a German Shave Horse with Ervin & Willie Ellis":

About the Instructors:

Materials Fee:

There is no materials fee for this class, although one tool is required, a 1.5″ Timber Framing chisel. All other tools will be provided (unless you want to bring any of your own tools). Here are a couple new options for the 1.5″ chisel, that the Ellis brothers recommended:

• 1.5″ Barr Framing Chisel
• 1.5″ Sorby #285 Timber Framing Chisel

How to Get Here & Where to Stay:

The address of the school is 5700 Buffalo River Rd. Earlysville, Virginia 22936 (Google Maps here). The school is convenient to quite a few hotels, stores, and restaurants, and is only 8 minutes from the Charlottesville airport. Many more details are listed on the school's main page here.

Class Policies, Liability Waiver, & Cancellations:

A PDF document with the full class policies and a liability waiver will be sent in the order confirmation email. All students are required to sign and return this document prior to attending the class. Anyone can cancel a class up to 2 weeks prior to the class for a full refund (minus a $25 fee that covers credit card processing fees and administrative work). Cancellations under two weeks before a class begins will be given a refund (less $25) if we can find someone else to fill the slot. If we have to cancel a class for an unforeseen emergency, inclement weather, or low number of registrations, a full refund will be given to students.

Student Tool Discounts from Lee Valley & Lie-Nielsen:

After you've registered for a class, you are eligible for a discount from Lee Valley (Veritas) and Lie-Nielsen Toolworks. Lee Valley offers a 15% discount, and a discount form PDF will be available for download in your Wood and Shop dashboard after your purchase. For a 10% discount from Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, you need to place a phone order and tell them that you are a registered student at the Wood & Shop Traditional Woodworking School. The discounts aren't available after the end of the class.

Photos from Past Classes: