The two principals, Ben Brungraber, Ph.D., P.E., and Mack Magee, M.S.C.E., have a combined thirty plus years in the American timber framing industry, as lead engineer/designer, project manager, sales, and directing operations at Benson Woodworking, Riverbend, Cascade Joinery, and Blue Ridge Timber Frames. These are four of the ten biggest and best timber framing companies in North America. As an independent consultant (B & B Engineered Timber), Ben provided consulting for thirty years to many other timber framing companies, including Timbercraft Homes, Hearthstone, and Paradigm. Mack and Ben met as fellow graduate students at Stanford University, in 1983. Mack helped Ben with his seminal Ph.D. research in mortise and tenon joinery. Twice (so far) Mack has left secure and high paying corporate jobs in big-time plant management, in order to pursue riskier and more rewarding careers in timber framing.