Timber is a major industry in this region.

'Or Grecians in these timbers lurk confined, / or 'tis some engine of assault, designed / to breach the walls, and lay our houses bare, / and storm the town. Some mischief lies behind. / Trust not the horse, ye Teucrians. Whatso'er / this means, I fear the Greeks, for all the gifts they bear.'

A heavily timbered park stretched up in a gentle slope, thickening into a grove at the highest point. From amid the branches there jutted out the gray gables and high roof-tree of a very old mansion.

The school offers a Bachelor of Applied Science in Architectural Carpentry, Architectural Stone, Classical Architecture, Blacksmithing, Masonry, Plasterwork and Timber Framing.

Huddled around a mere at the end of the valley were the brightly coloured timber-frame houses of an idyllic little town.

The sawyer brought some timber over to the cooper's shop, but the cooper is still waiting on the hooper. The chandler is doing fine, though.

'And louder still, when towered the horse on high / with maple timbers, pealed the thunder through the sky.'

Jonah and Leah live in a beautiful, straw-bale, timber-framed home that they built from hand.

Large amounts of timber are used in paper making.

Seasoned timber is better for construction and joinery.