Timber Frame Dovetail Jig

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.

Timber frame dovetail jig.

In fact the arunda dovetail system is a faster way to make strong timber frame systems. D log full round scribed and flat on flat chinked. The arunda design has been carefully studied from an engineering standpoint to maximize workloads. 2 replies 772 views june 03 2018 09 17 47 pm by d l bahler.

Build your log dovetail jigs get started on your cabin. Don t let the simplicity fool you though. The dovetail joint does not depend on pinions to stay against tension. Today at damstrom log and timber homes we maintain the heritage of scandinavian craftsmanship and style.

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. 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. Although arunda jigs come in several sizes one size usually fits your most common applications. 48 replies 33147 views april 23 2007 11 55 01 pm by sawdust.

Sep 22 2014 using the log cabin notching jig. Dovetail jig for log started by jean on timber framing log construction. 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.