Hello, I am Gordon Eberding. I grew up in the Quesnel area as a third generation wood products producer. My grandfather made a living during the depression hand hewing railway ties. This progressed to my father operating a sawmill and planer mill. Having grown up in this environment I came to appreciate the beauty in the grain of wood and I was also infused with the innovative spirit needed to produce a quality product.

Ten years ago I began building timberframes as I felt this was a great way to truly unveil the beauty in wood, as well as express its strength.

In 1999 my wife Leigh (jerii) joined me as a partner in the business. With an extensive background in art

and computer sciences she assists in making sure each timberframe progresses smoothly. It is great to have someone who can also design, work in the shop doing layout and joinery, and be another set of eyes so that all of the details of a project are dealt with.

Myself and my my wife Leigh have traveled through Europe as well as the Eastern Seaboard of North America searching out historical examples of timberframing. During our travels we have amassed a library of technical books used by traditional timberframing masters, along with architectural books and we have taken a large number of photographs, featuring some of the grand structures we discovered. We use these resources of information guided by our clients need, along with our creativity to design every timberframe we build. I feel that with such a wide spectrum of styles and methods we can really create frames that are uniques for each customer.

Design is a real passion for us; particularly design that goes beyond what I would call "square box" architecture. We now use a three dimensional computer assisted design program to aid us in producing frames that can be conventional, or far from it depending on the clients wishes or needs.

Learning this trade is a lifelong endeavor and therefore we regularly try to learn new facets of timberframing. Recently I attended a course concerning Japanese joinery and an emphasis on their methods of solving construction geometry. Although it must be said that there is no way that a short course can make anyone an expert on Japanese temple or home building, what was learned can be used to create frames of that style or frames of a more contemporary nature.

We look forward to each frame we have the opportunity to work on, as each has it's own character and challenges.

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