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Joining round to square requires different thinking and different tools. The sticks in this picture, from 1993, started a long run of technology development Cascade Joinery style.

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The Porch hosts the summer time concert series in Boulevard Park in Bellingham, one of the city's crown jewels.

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Granite bases tapered to match the Port Orford Cedar columns protect the wood from splashing rain. The stainless steel bands are part of a detail that connects wood to stone and are engraved with the names of people who contributed to the project.

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The Porch at Boulevard Park is probably our favorite timber frame of all time. We designed it. We built it. We donated it to the City of Bellingham in honor of our dear friend Mark Witter. Can anyone find the hidden harmonica in the picture?

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It's the folks who put the sawdust on the floor that create the useful and delightful structures. Hats off to 'em!

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Scribing a timber column to fit snuggly over a domed rock is an expressive and functional detail that requires advance skills and a clear head.

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The scribe draws a line around the timber column, marks out the profile on the stone, and the guy keeps his third eye on the bubble level!

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You can't beat natural stuff for uniqueness.

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Here is the completed great room.

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Over the years we have incorporated found timbers for structure and/or asthetics. These Madrona branches from the owner's property add and element of whimsey.

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The underside of the Korean War Children's Memorial. The structure is based on a traditional 5-sided Korean building.

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Stained concrete columns support a complex timber roof system in this structure created to commemorate the US service men and women who worked on behalf of Korean orphans during that conflict.

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Carved embellishments make an otherwise ordinary truss extraordinary.

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This keyed beams combines contrasting wooden shear blocks and hand-forged steel straps to make three individual beams act as one.

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There's always more than one way to skin a cat. Big span? Don't want an ugly, off-the-shelf glu-lam? No problem.

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Timber and ironwork are a timeless combination. Wood can be cut, carved, and bent. Metal can be worked into all kinds of fantastic shapes for complementary connection details, light fixtures, and railings. The creative possibilities are endless.

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Celebrate the Joinery! That's the essence of joining timbers: Practical solutions expressed as art. Here's a classic dovetail joint connects a piece of mantle. Square Walnut pegs contrast with Douglas Fir.