Growing up in Buffalo, NY is one of the biggest pieces of who I am. If you’re from Buffalo, or any small town with a lot of pride, I am sure you can relate to being shaped by your hometown. I eat chicken wings, not Buffalo wings. I add a “the” before a major highway (I get on THE 90, not i-90). I do not care for football at all, but even I get a little sentimental when the Bills win anything. I consider myself basically Canadian-lite.

So it was a pretty big deal for me to learn that New Energy Works would be part of Canalside, Buffalo's urban-waterfront revitalization project, through a timber frame pavilion that houses a solar-operated historic carousel. It checks all of my boxes.

We’ve partnered with Edwards Construction Services on the frame for a movie theatre entrance that will be raised in a retirement community in Florida later this month. Crafted of reclaimed pine, each timber received a chainsaw texture, dark stain, and fire resistant coating.

Andy Clement, one of our newer timberframers, hones his mortise and tennon skills by crafting timber frame sawhorses. These heavy duty pieces are essential tools with a variety of uses, although most commonly they hold timbers at hip height making every phase of hand crafting a bit easier.

Thank you Darrin and Loy for sending us a real-life photo of your family room! During the day, natural light floods the room from a clearstory above, while the wide windows capture a view of the river valley and mountains of Great Falls, Montana.

“It’s the house that’s organized, not us,” confides Jonathan in a recent Oregonian Article that examines the custom design and organization of the  The Vermont St. Project. Jonathan, Maxine, Jake, Dexter the dog, and Annie the cat posed for the cover image that accompany the article. For more images and to read the article, click here.