November 13, 2024
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Timber Framers Guild to gather at Samoset

ROCKPORT – The Timber Framers Guild will hold its 22nd annual Eastern Conference from Thursday, Nov. 6, to Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Samoset Resort. Authors, architects and builders from across the U.S. and Canada will give presentations.

The conference will feature workshops Thursday and a tour of the historic barns on the island of North Haven, followed by seminars and demonstrations from Friday morning through Sunday. Highlights will include an engineering symposium, a slide show of members’ works, a trade fair, benefit auction and bookstore.

The public is invited to attend the event; advance registration and a conference fee are required. The conference costs $525 for nonmembers (including all meals from Friday breakfast through Sunday breakfast) or $250 a day (includes meals). The Thursday workshops cost $200 for nonmembers and the bus tour is $75, which includes lunch, admissions and transportation.

For information or to register, contact the Timber Framers Guild at 413-623-9926 or www.tfguild.org.

The Timber Framers Guild is a charitable educational organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the craft of timber framing.


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