| Welcome to the Northford Timberframers web site. This is a page that I've put together for my father, George. He has been passionately into post and beam barn structures since 1976, the year I was born. It was then that he discovered and became influenced by author, illustrator, anthropologist, meteorologist and historian Eric Sloane who is famous for his depictions of barns and covered bridges. He became energized by Eric Sloane's writings and took down his first barn on Forest Rd, Northford CT with me in a playpen in the back of his pick-up truck frantically trying to get into his wood preservative and his cigars. Within the past two years, we were told that he is in need of a heart transplant due to a rare disease called Sarcoidosis. This seems like devastating news to a man who has devoted the last 28 years of his life to teaching himself the art of timberframing and passing along that art to others. I don't believe I've ever completely understood the importance of being a donor until now. With that in mind, I encourage you to please sign your donor card and to inspire others around you to do the same. I'd like to share with you some of Dad's past woodworking ventures |
