CTF primarily uses traditional style mortise and tenon joinery. When the mortise and tenon joinery is combined with housings, dove tail tenons, bird's mouth cuts, half laps, and spline connections; there is usually very little need for steel or modern connectors within your frame. When the engineering requirements or method of connection demand the use of a steel connector, we design and outsource the fabrication of required steel components. These steel components are test fitted in our shop before shipping the whole assembly to your job site.

The joinery on our timber frames is always designed with the raising in mind; our goal is to provide you with a timber frame that can be assembled on site easily and efficiently without modification or specialized equipment.