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The Sweetgrass Joinery Company
Hand-Crafted Timber Frames
Joined in Early American & Old World Traditions
H O U S E S ~ B A R N S ~ O U T B U I L D I N G S
A D D I T I O N S , P E R G O L A S , P A V I L I O N S , B O A T H O U S E S , S U G A R H O U S E S , C O T T A G E S ,
& G A R D E N S H E D S
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- u n c o m m o n s h e l t e r o f a l l t y p e s & u s e s f i t f o r m a n ,
b e a s t , & c r o p -
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Welcome to the Sweetgrass Joinery Co. ...
Since 2001, we've been designing and hand-crafting "bench-made" timber-frames one at a time on our small family farm in Geauga County,Ohio. We believe that historically based, traditional, heavy timber carpentry is truly a hand craft. This premise guides our hands and hearts through each of our projects, large and small. Our approach is personal, low-tech, and intentionally simple. From our perspective, the means by which we arrive at the end product is just as important as the end-product itself.
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"Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union."
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Our frameworks are grounded in the vernacular architectural patterns of 18th & 19th century New England, 19th century Ohio Western Reserve, and occasionally in medieval Britain. We prefer to use locally grown and harvested sources of wood, and often incorporate timber harvested from the building site. Sometimes, the old ways are still the best ways.
Our frames are fully structural and differ little from timberwork 200 years ago. We make no attempt to make something appear to be something it is not.
B E A U T Y , U T I L I T Y ,
L O N G E V I T Y ,
& V I S I B L E I N T E G R I T Y
...we let our work speak for itself.
Please look over this sampling of our work and perhaps consider us when the time comes. We look forward to hearing from you.
Scott & Nancy Carlson and Family
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