Mt. Tabor craftsmen create beautiful wood accents for timber frame homes around the Tri-state area.

In a world where technology advances faster than ever, traditional craftmanship can be hard to find. That is even more true when it comes to true heavy-timber work. The leadership of Mt. Tabor Builders noticed their customers were searching for something more authentic. The team identified handcrafted mortise-and-tenon timber elements — created with skill, precision, and artistry by human hands — to fill that void.

So, In the fall of 2023, Mt. Tabor made the commitment to take out the middleman and open their own timber shop for their own customers and others in the Tri-state area. Since then, experienced heavy timber carpenters cut each piece with precision and accuracy. An experienced timber tech is essential to tight fitting joints and attention to details for the perfectly stunning finished product.

Mt. Tabor staff members will assist you in selecting the proper wood species for your specific needs, and sourcing the best specimens of that type of wood. Once selected, the timber shop staff will cut the mortise and tenon joints. Their on-site crews can assemble and install it at the job site with real, hand-made oak pins.

Visit the Mt. Tabor booths at two upcoming Home Shows in March

March is the month for home show events around the Tri-state area. Fresh on the heels of the Washington County HBA Home Show, are two more such events. Mt. Tabor will have vendor booths in Franklin County Pennsylvania and Frederick Maryland.

The March 13th and 14th weekend features the Franklin County Home Builders Show at Antrim Brethren in Christ Church. The building is located at 24 Kauffman Road E (along Route 11S) in Chambersburg, PA. The Friday hours are 4 pm to 8 pm. On Saturday, attendees can meet with vendors, and enjoy food trucks, from 8 am until 4 pm.

The next weekend — Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd — the Mt. Tabor team will welcome guests to the Frederick Home Expo at the Frederick Fairgrounds (797 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD). Saturday’s hours are 9 am to 4 pm. On Sunday, the gates open at 10 am and close at 4 pm.

March is Women’s History Month

March is the official month to celebrate the accomplishments of women throughout history. Below are some of the lesser-known names from the history books and how their achievements ultimately changed lives for the better.

• Barbara Bodichon (1827–1891): She authored a groundbreaking pamphlet on the legal status of women, sparking the campaign that eventually allowed married women to own and control their own property.
• Claudette Colvin (b. 1939): At age 15, she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks. She later became a key plaintiff in the court case that ended bus segregation in the city.
• Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000): Beyond her Hollywood fame, she was an ingenious inventor who developed technology that became the foundation for modern wireless communication (such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
• Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951): Her cancer cells, taken without consent, became the “HeLa” cell line—an immortal line essential to medical breakthroughs like the polio vaccine and cancer research.
• Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865–1915): In 1889, she became the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.

It’s also National Nutrition Month

National Nutrition Month is a campaign focusing on overall health, which is a balance of diet, exercise, rest, and hereditary traits. While heredity is a forgone conclusion, the other three can be controlled.

Nutrition is one of the biggest factors in a person’s health. Food choices can significantly increase or decrease risk factors for disease and injury. A flood of diet programs out there aim to improve health and keep consumers slim. However, most studies agree that including fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and proteins comprise a healthy diet.

Contact Mt. Tabor’s Clear Spring, MD office

Click here to schedule a meeting if you are unable to meet up with the team at one of the March home shows. The Clear Spring, MD office can also be reached by calling 301-766-7161. 

See Mt. Tabor Builders’ gallery of construction projects here.