Oak frame buildings have been a major influence in the UK for hundreds of years. Everything from barns to houses, corn exchanges to churches can be found across the country with the oldest example dating back to the 11th century. You can safely say green oak frames are highly durable.

Our traditional green oak frames are made in the exact same way as they have been for hundreds of years, mortice and tenon construction with handmade drawn oak pegs to fasten them together. The only difference between the way we make Oak frames to our predecessors is the speed in which we can produce them. Many of the tools have not changed in all this time however the addition of power tools makes the job more efficient.

We can design and build your oak frame building, whether it be a garage, a barn or your dream home, to your exact requirements. 

All of our frames are built using sustainably sourced European oak, here in our yard in The forest of Dean before being dismantled and shipped to site anywhere in Europe to be raised in situ. This method makes for the most efficient and cost-effective solution for your building, keeping the time on site to a minimum.

It has unfortunately become common place among other companies competing with us to use nails, bolts, screws and all manner of metal or mechanical fixings in place of the time served traditional joints used by ourselves. This is both to save time and sadly because they don`t have the skills to use proper Construction methods. Not only are most of these methods not up to the task, but we believe these companies are fooling well-meaning customers into believing they are commissioning a traditional building, when they are not. They may look the same from a distance, but they are most definitely not the same. 

There are primarily three types of Round Pole Construction. For each of them we only use traditional jointing techniques which have stood the test of time, and by that, we are talking thousands of years. The joints would originally have been tied together until the advent of sharp tools which enabled more technical joints to be invented, exactly the same as The Woodcraft Project ltd use today. Post and Beam - Handmade pegged mortice and tenon buildings similar in construction to our Traditional Oak frames but with natural round logs. A Frame - A medieval construction type with natural round logs, ingenious butter pat joints, hand drawn pegs and a really special feel about them. This construction type was made popular again in the UK by Ben Law when he featured on the T.V program, Grand Designs. Round House - An ancient tribal building with various construction techniques varying wildly by location and time. In essence, a round hut with a peat roof on tall rafters. 

Log cabins are the traditional norm for Scandinavian countries. Everyone loves a log cabin. We at The Woodcraft Project, learnt the craft from a Norwegian master carpenter and log cabin builder, who in turn learnt his craft from the old-style log cabin builders of Norway. We would recommend this style of building for traditional Scandinavian saunas. 

Glued laminated timber, or glulam, is a highly innovative construction material. Pound for pound, glulam is stronger than steel and has greater strength and stiffness than comparably sized dimensional lumber. Increased design values, improved product performance, and cost competitiveness make glulam the superior choice for projects from simple beams and headers in residential construction to soaring arches for domed roofs spanning more than 500 feet.

Glulam is a stress-rated engineered wood beam composed of wood laminations, or "lams", that are bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant adhesives. The grain of the laminations runs parallel with the length of the member. Glulam is versatile, ranging from simple, straight beams to complex, curved members. 

Glulam has a reputation for being used in striking, exposed applications such as vaulted ceilings and other designs with soaring open spaces. In homes, churches, public buildings, and other light commercial structures, glulam is often specified for its beauty as well as its strength. A number of Sainsburys supermarkets have been designed and built in the UK using Glulam beam construction.  Glulam also meets demanding environments of bridges, utility poles, cross arms, and marinas. 

Modern timber framing techniques which work for many projects. Pressure treated fast grown softwoods, which, in the UK are mainly from Scandinavia. Connected by mechanical means using bolts, screws, nails and metal work as intended.

 Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are a high-performance building system for residential and light commercial construction. The panels consist of an insulating foam core sandwiched between two structural facings, typically oriented strand board (OSB).  SIPs are manufactured under factory controlled conditions and can be fabricated to fit nearly any building design. The result is a building system that is extremely strong, energy-efficient and cost-effective.