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Timber framing on film Are you interested in the technology of building half-timbered structures and do you want to get started yourself? Then you're at the right place! The MOT has a long history of documenting and passing on knowledge about half-timbered construction. We work together with experienced professionals who have completed a master-apprentice program with us. We also teach half-timbering to others. Since 2017 we have been offering a timber framing internship for adults, where participants work on a real construction. Our internship was recognized as one of the inspiring examples for safeguarding intangible heritage in Flanders.  The interest in half-timberwork is clearly great and so is the demand for information. That is why the MOT decided to digitally register our own half-timbered construction projects. In this online guide we document on film step by step how half-timbered buildings are constructed in the traditional way, using only hand tools. This project is financially...

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/plasterers-finishing-trowel?lang=nl>

Floors  On the ground level, the floors of timber framed buildings are made of natural stone, brick or earth. On the elevated floors, they can be made in wood. Cheaper than tiled floors are earthen floors, which were common in many farms and certainly in barns. An earthen floor is not just some made by ramming earth, it requires knowledge to install it properly.

Forge marks in Belgium: general search translation under construction Kies hieronder de gewenste plaatsnaam, figuur en/of periode en u krijgt de lijst van hun smidstekens. U kan ook zoeken op een zelf gekozen trefwoord. De plaatsnamen worden opgenomen in de taal die in de streek of het land gesproken word. Zo moet je bv. zoeken op “Namur” in plaats van “Namen”. Brussel en zijn gemeenten zijn in het Nederlands opgenomen. Indien u de plaatsnaam zoekt zoals het op het stuk voorkomt maakt u beter gebruik van zoek op letter.Soms gebeurt het dat na identificatie de smid uit het buitenland afkomstig blijkt te zijn. Ook die plaatsnamen worden opgenomen. Indien de periode waarin de smid werkzaam was gekend is wordt ze opgenomen in periodes per 50 jaar.