Timber Frame Dovetail Jig

Western timber frame the dovetail difference connection system gives the timbers more strength against positive and negative wind load actions with added power to perform its inherit quality of expanding and contracting dampening out resonate frequencies.

Timber frame dovetail jig.

Sep 22 2014 using the log cabin notching jig. In fact the arunda dovetail system is a faster way to make strong timber frame systems. Today at damstrom log and timber homes we maintain the heritage of scandinavian craftsmanship and style. This notch is one of the most exacting expressions of a craftsman s skill.

The large lever on the top is the locking lever for the dovetail height fence which slides up and down in the sliding track of the base plate. Although arunda jigs come in several sizes one size usually fits your most common applications. Don t let the simplicity fool you though. The arunda design has been carefully studied from an engineering standpoint to maximize workloads.

Build your log dovetail jigs get started on your cabin. Side fence sliding side fence mounted on the adjustable stop fence used in repeated work where the position relative to the side of the timber is the same from one dovetail to the next. Dovetail jig started by jayzee on timber framing log construction. Our trademark is the use of the traditional swedish dovetail notch with any of three different styles of logs.

D log full round scribed and flat on flat chinked. The dovetail joint does not depend on pinions to stay against tension. Dovetail jig plans provides custom log dovetail plans that work for any style like that four sided or three sided ones. 2 replies 772 views june 03 2018 09 17 47 pm by d l bahler.