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UnFrame was an augmented reality (AR) exhibition on the history of timber framing in the Northeastern part of North America. In this region, timber has been a primary building material for millennia. The Hodinǫ̱hsǫ́:nih (Six Nations Iroquois) constructed semi-permanent domestic longhouses from the trunks, branches, and bark of several locally available tree species. The UnFrame exhibition presents different periods of timber construction through an interactive AR exhibition to reflect and initiate conversations on the present timber industries, and their utilization of varying timber species, from architectural scales to a select series of details. With a focus on the Hodinǫ̱hsǫ́:nih longhouse, this research paper presents the materials, equipment and methods necessary to construct the outdoor, public exhibition. The UnFrame exhibition is intended to be an educational tool representing and communicating these various timber material histories.