Area native gives back to his hometown with VFW work

Doug Beilfuss, owner of Custom Timber Frames LLC in Madison recently donated and installed the timber frame on the new VFW building under construction in Medford. The wood timbers were donated by Wolf Sawmill in Stetsonville and his crew worked with Meyer Construction to come up with a design and then fabricated the timber entryway in Madison before installing it recently as part of the construction project. The new building is scheduled to be dedicated in the fall. SUBMITTED The new Medford VFW Post got a distinctive timber-framed entryway thanks to the support of local businesses and the talents and community connection of an area native. Doug Beilfuss, owner of Custom Timber Frames LLC in Madison recently donated and installed the timber frame on the new VFW building under construction in Medford. “We are a small company with two Medford natives who are giving back to our home town,” Beilfuss said. When Beilfuss learned of the VFW project, he knew he wanted to be part of it as a way to give back to the community he grew up in. His crew worked with Meyer Construction, the general contractor for the project, to come up with a design for the entryway. Wolf Lumber of Stetsonville donated the timbers used in the construction. Custom Timber Frames engineered the entranceway and hand built it in their shop in Madison. The crew from Custom Timber Frames built it, delivered it and installed it. Medford native Clint Doberstein is Beilfuss’s lead timber framer. Also working on the project was Jon Stevens. “We got our start in Medford,” Beilfuss explained. He said while growing up in Medford they learned the skills they needed to be successful. He said doing projects like the entry for the VFW Post is their way of giving back to the community. He said he keeps his eye out for community based projects. Custom Timber Frames has also done the entrance for the agriculture building at Medford Area Senior High School and for a kiosk along the Pine Line Trail. According to Beilfuss, the timber framing produced by Custom Timber Frames brings a level of authenticity to a project. He explained that they are cutting the traditional connections the same way barns were built historically in the state, using the same skills that create structures that last for generations. Beilfuss noted his company is small, but he feels it is important to support community projects. He said participating in the VFW project was his way of motivating other people to do the same.