Timber Framer
Hybrid-based
ONET: 19-4071.00
3
Years
82
Skills
428h
Related instructions
7000h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- Safe Work Practices
- Historic Timber Framing
- Timber Management
- Timber Grading
- Trade Sciences
- Traditional Raising And Rigging
- Trade Practices - Project Management
- Trade Practices - Small Business Basics
- Trade Practices - Estimating
- Trade Practices - Office Systems
- Timber Framing Techniques
- Related Skills
- Trade Sciences - Mechanical Properties of Timber Frames
- Trade Sciences - Forces & Stresses in Timber Frames
- Trade Sciences - Properties & Reactions of Wood
- Trade Sciences - Forces & Stresses in Fasteners
- Trade Sciences - Calculate Loads
- Trade Sciences - Design Timber Frames
- Trade Sciences - Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Trade Sciences - Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
- Conservation Techniques
On-the-job training
- Drawings and Specifications
- Identify, read and interpret essential information provided in construction documents.
- Make technical drawings and details for timber-framed buildings.
- Identify and describe the information required for building codes, estimating, planning, permits, engineering and sub trades.
- Identify and describe various methods for assigning locations of timbers within frames.
- Identify common frame components.
- Timber Conversion
- Identify and demonstrate techniques for safely and accurately hewing logs and timbers
- Identify and describe timber milling equipment and procedures
- Identify and describe special considerations for the milling of salvaged timber.
- Demonstrate milling with portable sawmill.
- Trade Practices
- Identify and describe the general processes and practices necessary to manage a small timber frame project effectively.
- Demonstrate effective communication with colleagues and co-workers.
- Identify, describe and demonstrate the good work habits necessary to being a responsible and productive member of a timber framing crew.
- Identify and describe effective techniques for yard management.
- Demonstrate the effective care and management of stock, tools and inventory.
- Demonstrate basic instructional techniques for the teaching of hard and soft skills to timber framers.
- Document all timber framing projects that Apprentice has been involved in throughout the period of their apprenticeship.
- Timber Framing Techniques
- Select timbers for framing.
- Describe how to safely and effectively store and protect timbers during all timber framing operations from initial delivery to site assembly.
- Demonstrate safe timber handling.
- Describe common work sequences and processes for timber framing shops.
- Describe efficient shop layout.
- Describe the tools and equipment necessary to perform common work sequences for timber framing shops.
- Demonstrate the use of Square Rule Layout, Mill Rule Layout and Mapping for joinery and frame sections.
- Demonstrate the safe and accurate layout and cutting of common joinery.
- Describe, construct and use jigs and templates for timber framing.
- Tools & Equipment
- Demonstrate the safe care, use and storage of hand and power tools used for timber framing.
- Demonstrate the sharpening of edge tools.
- Identify historic hand tools used for timber framing.
- Identify and describe appropriate PPE for use with hand and power tools.
- Demonstrate the safe care, use and storage of chainsaws for timber framing.
- Identify and describe Computer Numeric Control (CNC) and other machines that are used for timber framing.
- Demonstrate the safe care and use of lifting and hoisting equipment for timber framing.
- Identify, describe and demonstrate the use of survey instruments.
- Demonstrate the safe care and use of forklifts for timber framing.
- Demonstrate the safe care and use of access equipment, including Mobile Elevated Work
- Platforms (MEWP) for timber framing.
- Related Materials
- Identify and describe the glues and fasteners and related tools that are commonly used in timber frame construction.
- Identify and describe the general properties and appropriate applications of glues and fasteners that are commonly used ion timber frame construction.
- Identify and describe the types of enclosure systems that are commonly used in timber frame construction.
- Related Trades
- Identify and describe common general carpentry, finish carpentry and sub-trade (plumbing, electrical, mechanical) processes and practices.
- Identify and describe constructive measures for ensuring an effective interface between general carpenters, finish carpenters, sub-trades and timber framers.
- Identify and describe constructive measures for ensuring a smooth handover between timber frame contractors and general carpenters, finish carpenters and sub-trades.
- Identify and describe common sub-trade (plumbing, electrical, mechanical) processes and practices.
- Related Skills
- Identify and define stair building and handrailing terms.
- Identify and describe common stair building and handrailing details.
- Calculate the angles and dimensions necessary to construct basic straight and winding stairs to satisfy building code requirements.
- Make straight stairs and handrails for timber framed buildings.
- Finishing Timbers
- Identify and describe various chamfering tools, techniques and profiles.
- Demonstrate the safe and effective cutting of common chamfers and stops with hand and power tools.
- Identify and describe various planing tools and techniques used in timber framing.
- Demonstrate the safe and effective planing of timbers with hand and power tools.
- Identify and describe the general properties and appropriate applications of finishes that are commonly used in timber frame construction.
- Describe common work sequences, tools, equipment and processes for applying surface finishes to timbers.
- Describe common work sequences, tools, equipment and processes for applying surface protection to timbers.
- Raising & Rigging
- Identify and describe procedures for preparing a job site for the erection of a timber-framed building.
- Identify and describe procedures for checking foundations and floors in preparation for the erection of a timber-framed building.
- Identify and describe procedures for the safe and efficient loading / unloading of timber frames on trucks.
- Identify the various types of vehicles commonly used for frame deliveries, and describe appropriate and economical uses for each.
- Calculate the weights and centers of gravity of timbers and frame assemblies.
- Determine appropriate rigging points for frame assemblies.
- Identify and describe hazards associated with using cranes to raise timber buildings.
- Identify and describe common crane types and their applications for timber framing.
- Demonstrate correct hand signals for communicating with crane operators.
- Determine appropriate sling angles for lifting with cranes.
- Demonstrate safe and correct inspection of lifting tackle.
- Demonstrate safe slinging / rigging of loads for cranes.
- Demonstrate how to plan, organize and run a safe and efficient frame raising.
- Demonstrate pre-work planning and perform raising briefings.
- Demonstrate the correct tying of common knots and hitches and describe their uses for timber framing.
- Identify and describe hazards associated with installing structural insulated panels (SIPs).
- Demonstrate safe and correct installation of SIPs.
- Identify and describe tools for cutting and modifying SIPs.
- Identify and describe safe and correct methods for cutting and modifying SIPs.
- Conservation Techniques
- Demonstrate how to plan and organize a safe frame dismantling.
- Demonstrate pre-work planning and perform dismantling briefings.
- Demonstrate how to safely and effectively dismantle a timber-framed building.
- Identify and describe common types of repairs for timber structures.
- Demonstrate simple timber repairs.
- Demonstrate simple metalwork repairs.
- Demonstrate simple chemical repairs.
- Describe the effects of shrinkage on various repair types.
- Describe the effects of water / moisture on various repair types.
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