Once the design is approved, the English Oak Buildings engineer will provide structural calculations for the oak frame to satisfy building control. Your frame will be made by hand in our large, purpose-made framing workshop, using the traditional and precise method of joinery called the ‘Scribe rule’. In scribe-rule framing each connection between timbers is unique. The carpenter uses a marking device to scribe each piece of timber individually into position above a life-size drawing on the floor. The scribe transfers the particular shape of one piece of timber to its mate, creating a specific and unique connection. The joints are cut by hand and pre-drilled for a final fix on site using handmade oak pegs. Every piece of timber is marked by the carpenter to indicate its precise location within the frame.