The Roof Framers Field Manual

The Roof Framers Field Manual

by Ray Thornburg

Now Available!

Learn the science and math of roof framing carpentry. All of your difficult to solve roof framing problems explained in one concise book. Why waste time searching all over the internet for half answers. This book explains it all with each page dedicated to another framing problem with plenty of clear drawings and illustrations. It shows exactly how to program your phone or calculator to do the heavy lifting on complex framing projects. Download the PDF into any portable computer device and all the hard to remember answers will be at your fingertips. Be one step ahead of the competition.  Save time. Amaze your coworkers. Learn how to be a better carpenter. Written by a roof framer for roof framers. Buy it now!  It's only available here and it's new and updated for 2018! There is no other book like this one.

Note* It's now available in the Amazon Kindle store...but buy it here as pdf's are way more functional as you can open them on any device. However Kindle does offer readers for most operating systems.

Note* A paperback book version is now available only at the Amazon Book Store for $45.00. Big bold illustrations and simple to the point instructions. It's awesome!

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Search my educational blog for some sneak peeks into content similar to what's in the book. The book is written for the professional so there is not a lot of chit chat. It gets straight to the point so answers can be found faster. Don't go searching around for another book like this one.... there isn't any. There are roof framing techniques in this book that I've never seen anywhere else. That's right.... for the price of a cheap hammer and catpaw you can be much more productive. So get the mud out!  Just click the add to cart button below. It's Just $25.00 for the PDF.  Your purchase also helps us to maintain this website.

Now you'll know every trick in the book!

Learn about:

Roof framing Carpentry.

Common Rafters, tail cuts, figuring kneewall heights.

Hip Rafters, Hip Jacks, Dropping Hips, Chamfering Hips, Setback, Shortening. Figuring Ridge Lengths.

Shed Roof Rafters

Dual Pitch Hip Roofs, Dutch Hips.

Valley Rafters, Valley Jacks, Cripple Jacks

Octagonal and Hexagonal Gazebos

Bay Window Roofs

Barge Rafter Cuts

Crickets, Blind Valleys

Sheathing Cuts

Learn how to obtain the length of almost any rafter in seconds.

and much more...... 172 pages.......

Dont waste another minute!  Click the add to cart button below to buy this PDF book now for $25.00.

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