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Log Dog Timberworks

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A cross-section of what has left the shop: pergolas and pavilions, arbors and trellises, hewn beams and mantels. Click any photo to enlarge it.

Timber frame pergola with knee braces standing on a new cedar deck, with a wood fence and bare trees behind — 01Knee-braced pergola on a new cedar deck in Golden.

Cedar trellis with a built-in bench and lattice panels, standing in a backyard against a wood fence — 02Cedar trellis with a bench built into the base.

A hand-hewn Douglas Fir mantel installed above a modern fireplace with a white stone surround — 03Installed: hand-hewn Douglas Fir over a white stone surround.

Finished timber frame pavilion with a green garland along the beams and a hot tub beneath the roof — 04Finished and decorated for the season.

Completed timber frame pavilion at sunset behind a family home in Arvada, Colorado — 05Golden hour on the finished pavilion.

Front view of a complete cedar trellis with posts, lattice and bench built as one piece — 06Front view: posts, lattice and bench as one piece.

Underside of a finished pavilion roof showing tongue-and-groove decking over hand-cut timber framing — 07Underside of the roof: tongue-and-groove decking over the frame.

A freshly hewn pale beam on sawhorses with axe marks showing along its face — 08Fresh off the hew. We leave the axe marks.

Close view of a drawbored oak peg set in a mortise and tenon joint on a Douglas Fir timber — 09A drawbored oak peg in a mortise and tenon joint.

Timber frame pavilion attached to the back patio of a family home in Arvada — 10Posts set to clear the existing patio.

Rafter tails and a cross beam on a small cedar arbor, seen from below against a cloudy sky — 11Rafter tails on a small arbor, cut like the big ones.

A broadaxe lodged in the face of a timber being hewn, with chips scattered on the ground — 12Broadaxe work. No two beams come out alike.

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