Books about timber frame building

[jansens]

Owned by Amazon since 2008 apparently.

[Martin Prior]

Of course, there is an easy way to get your timber frame.....

[Ilmoro]

Martin, 

 The OP is going to restore a Riley 9.  Do I assume from your post; you also fabricate timber frames for these and "other" cars?

Ian

[Peter Naulls]

Simon,

If having read all those lovely books you still have questions, please feel free to give me a call. Happy to give advice where I can. It is often double-curvature pieces that people find most challenging but there is a fairly logical approach which is easier explain than it is to write down! I find one of the most important starting points is to have far more timber than you need - there will inevitably be pieces that you cut wrong the first time and its nice to know you can have two or three attempts!

Contact details on the website (below).

[Martin Prior]

Hi Ian.  Yes, although we specialise in Austin Sevens and have templates for virtually every Longbridge-built model, we're happy to quote for woodwork for any other makes, providing that there's enough left, or the information is available to make up the necessary patterns.

In addition to perhaps a dozen standard Sevens on the books in various degrees at the moment, we're working on complete bodies for Swallows, Gordon England and an unrealised early works saloon proposal.  We currently have an SS2 in the shop and a Rolls 20 heading our way at some point - we're not too proud to handle lesser marques!

[jansens]

Thanks Peter. And Martin too. If I were on that side of the world I would probably be visiting you to get some tips and ideas! Knowing how much timber I will need is one of those things I need to figure out at some point. Currently as well as looking for books I am trying to find as many pictures of the Riley framing as I can to know what it is exactly I am building. There were different original bodies I think as well as countless specials/recreations/evocations or whatever else people call them. This is representative of what I need to make although this one is doorless.



More pictures of that one here: https://williambanfield.com/ash-frame-build

Simon

[Martin Prior]

Loads of fun! We do ship worldwide, so if the challenge looks too - er - challenging.................

[jansens]

Thanks Martin, will keep that in mind! I'll give it a bash though. I did find out today American Ash is available locally so that helps!

[jansens]

I just found out that USPS has suspended postal services to NZ (a club I am in can't send us the magazine) so any books I find in the states might not be able to be sent here at the moment. Seems COVID has hit the transportation network over there very hard. I do have one coming from the UK though. The timber supplier did warn me that American Ash prices were going to go up massively too due to transportation issues from the US. It'll be some time before I even need it though of course. I'll have to practice one something cheap first although even untreated pine isn't cheap here now despite us growing tons of the stuff!

Simon

[Howard Wright]

Hi Simon

There is quite a bit of difference between working with pine and seasoned ash. I made the frame for my first special from two sheets of ash purchased locally.  I am not a woodworker but really enjoyed the experience. Make sure your chisels are sharp   and you’ll be fine. In contrast I tried working with some American white oak for a domestic non car project and it just wasn’t the same! 

Cheers

Howard