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

A finished timber frame stands against a grey sky with a whetting bush at the highest point. Students are posed in the structure, each standing by the post they made.

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.

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