Ottawa Valley Timber Works

08/13/2026

Walls are now up and temporarily braced for the main section of the hall. I just have to finish test fitting the Trusses that I was working on in the shop over the winter and spring. They should be going up next week if all goes well.

08/07/2026

The starting of floor framing for my current project.

07/24/2026

Been awhile since I gave an update on what I've been up to. Lately it seems that I keep jumping from one small project to the next one. So it's finally nice to be working on a major project.

This has to be the biggest one I've done yet. Recall my previous posts in the wintertime where I was hand-plaining reclaimed Douglas Fir? Well work has finally started on the structure, and it's going to be a beauty!

05/05/2026

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Sinko de Mayo this Tuesday May 5th! 😁

04/30/2026

Only in Ottawa can you go from being in a t-shirt and shorts in 20°C weather on a Monday while getting a sunburn on my neck, (yes I'm a bit of a redneck) to 4°C and needing a hoodie and coveralls on a Thursday! 🫪😮‍💨

04/23/2026

Working on a deck job that was pushed back from last year. This one is a 1st for me, for I need a 40' scissor lift to get the materials up there! 😜😅

04/19/2026

Was a bit of a sad farewell on Friday just passed.
As some of you know I'm a grad of the Heritage Carpentry Program at Algonquin College, Perth Campus. Algonquin College

Sadly they are relocating the program to the Woodroffe Campus in Ottawa. This will be a huge loss to the town of Perth.
Whenever I would be in the area I'd always pop in for a visit and chat with my professors.

The purpose of my trip was to pick up a frame that the 2nd year students had built for a client of mine. While I was there I reclaimed my project that I built in my 2nd year. It's been on display in the wood working shop all these years, and I didn't want it to get potentially thrown away. I'll be giving it a new home in my workshop, once I do a small renovation.

04/09/2026

I've watched several of Noah's videos on log cabins. This is what is truly inspiring to me, not the huge Log McMansions that you see on reality TV.

I prefer the quaintness of a smaller cabin. You can always add on to them in the future with something that compliments a log cabin (or Timber Framed).

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