Timber Construction for Architects and Builders
While written in a conversational tyle, Timber Construction isn't lightweight.  In addition to useful drawings and photos, there are also excellent checklists for designers and specifiers. Particularly impressive were the well-illustrated chapters on fasteners, connectors and traditional joinery.An accomplished architect and specialist in timber design, Goldstein is passionate about the creative potential for architectural expression in heavy-timber structures.  Although there is a tremendous volume of technical and practical information here, there is throughout an enthusiasm for the potential of timber construction.Anyone who works with wood, either as a designer or builder, will find something new, useful and exciting in these inspiring pages.   --Fine Homebuilding