Timber Framing Certificate – May 18, 2026

Timber Framing Certificate

Beginner, Intermediate

May 18 - Jun 12, 2026

Main Campus in Waitsfield, VT

20 Class Days

$125 Materials Fee

$5,000.00 Tuition

Wide shot of a timber frame under construction in the forest.

Learn traditional mortise and tenon joinery techniques and fundamental design skills to apply to your own project.

Yestermorrow's four-week Timber Framing Certificate Program is designed for those looking to junpstart their craft to pursue a career in timber framing, build a dream home, or simply learn more about this historic building style.

Through workshop time, lectures, and site visits, you will learn how to lay out and cut joinery, raise a timber frame and the essential design considerations for this specific building methodology. This is our most comprehensive timber framing offering.

Beginner, Intermediate

May 18 - Jun 12, 2026

Main Campus in Waitsfield, VT

20 Class Days

$125 Materials Fee

$5,000.00 Tuition

Class Schedule

May 18 - June 12
Monday - Friday
9am-5pm

You'll Take Home

Drafting kit
Textbook: Learn to Timber Frame by Will Beemer

Credits

140 AIA Credits
8 Sterling College CEUs

Project Gallery

A timber frame at night with lights strung up and party goers silhouetted in the foreground.

Students in a timber framing class assemble a truss.

A timber frame pavilion with two people posing with their arms outstretched to showcase the project.

A timber framed outdoor kitchen is pictured in a field.

A student and instructor look at plans on a beam in the foreground, with a timber frame in progress in the background.

Detail shot of a timber frame bent and brace.

Detail of a whetting tree atop a wood structure.

A completed timber frame stands against blue sky.

A student with dark hair in a bun and overalls uses a chisel on the end of a timber.

Instructors

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