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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Beemer, Will, author.
Title: Learn to timber frame : craftsmanship, simplicity, timeless beauty /
Will Beemer.
Description: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2016] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015050406 (print) | LCCN 2016013203 (ebook) | ISBN
9781612126685 (paper-over-board : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781612126692 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Framing (Building)
Classification: LCC TH2301 .B44 2016 (print) | LCC TH2301 (ebook) | DDC
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015050406