EVENT DETAIL

For Details and Registration see Timber Framers Guild Website. or call 360-746-6574 or email [email protected].  Limited to 20 seats. 

Where: Rocky Mountain Joinery Center
1005 S. 120th Street, Lafayette, CO 80026
Cost: $650.00 per person. Includes two and a half days of instruction and hands-on training plus course
materials; lunch, coffee, light refreshments provided. We are offering scholarships for this event up to 75%
off of the registration fee, applications can be found at tfguild.org/events.
Instructors: Rick Hicks, Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) & Ron Anthony, wood scientist, Anthony
& Associates, Fort Collins, CO.
Day 1 will focus on an introduction to the science behind the grading rules and how the grading rules impact the
performance of timber; it will also examine issues associated with existing structures and with reclaimed or reused timber.
Day 2 will examine the WWPA grading rules as they pertain to structural timber, and apply those rules to full size samples
(since grading rules are similar across agencies, skills learned will apply beyond the species graded under WWPA rules).
Day 3 will continue with hands-on training, and will culminate with a written and practical examination. Upon successful
completion, the TFEC will issue each participant a certificate documenting 20 professional development hours.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the effects that defects in a timber have on its strength characteristics
• Understand the science behind the rules for visual grading
• Correctly apply industry-standard grading rules to stress-grade a timber
• Make informed decisions on assigning grade to timbers in existing buildings