A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and form the ridge of the roof.

2019年12月1日 · Crucks are made quite simply by selecting an oak (or occasionally an elm) with a stout lower branch, felling the tree and squaring off the trunk, then sawing it in two vertically. The result should be a symmetrical pair of curving or elbowed ‘blades’.

Timber framer Jack Sobon built this cool little cottage in western Massachusetts using cruck framing, a medieval technique that probably originated in Britain. The idea is to use a curved tree, slice it in half and use those pieces in their organic shape to provide a framework for the building, in this way transferring the weight of the roof ...

2007年11月30日 · A cruck frame is one where the structure of the building depends on two or more 'A-frames' which go from the top of the building down to the ground. These frames are usually constructed of curved timbers (the cruck blades) using the natural shape of a tree and in many cases the tree is sliced long-ways down the middle so that whatever the shape ...

Timber framing (German: Fachwerkbauweise) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs.

The predominant feature of a cruck frame building is the structural A-frames that carry the whole weight of the roof and the walls. These A-frames, also known as crucks, consist of two transverse trusses that meet at the apex where the ridge beam sits, …

2012年2月17日 · “A cruck frame is one where the structure of the building depends on two or more ‘A-frames’ which go from the top of the building down to the ground. These frames are usually constructed of curved timbers (the cruck blades) using the natural shape of a tree and in many cases the tree is sliced long-ways down the middle so that whatever ...

2013年11月21日 · Crucks, or couples as they were often called in Scotland, comprised pairs of curved timbers joined at the top to carry the enormous weight of the roof (built of timber, turf and thatch) directly to the ground, taking the strain off the side walls, which were often lightly-built affairs of turf or clay.

The traditional "A" shape, for a cruck framed structure, consists of two long, naturally curved timbers, secured by a horizontal beam which supports the roof of a building. A box frame is the most basic frame which consists of straight horizontal and vertical timbers that share a common roof rafter without purlins.

4 天之前 · Building his cruck castle, which he calls Angelcyn Heall (pronounced Anglecoon Hall), has been a lifelong journey, one that, in some ways, started before he was even born. ... While there were many conflicts in the time frame from 410 to 1066 AD — as well as religious upheaval, and Viking invasions — as seen in the popular television series ...