Rafters at Ridge – Butt Joint
A butt joint is one of the simplest ways to join two rafters together at the peak and is just one of the timber frame joints that we have on our site. This is the most basic way, which is …
A butt joint is one of the simplest ways to join two rafters together at the peak and is just one of the timber frame joints that we have on our site. This is the most basic way, which is …
Here is an exploded view of a scarf known as a timber frame bridle scarf. I haven’t personally cut this one, but my program offers it as a type of scarf, so I thought I’d show you. You should have …
Here is an exploded view of a half-lap scarf joint with a table. I suppose you could also use wedges between the tables to pull the scarf together. One half has been rotated to show another view.
The most basic scarf for joining two timbers together is the basic half-lap joint.One timber has half its depth cutaway on the top, and one timber has half its depth cutaway on the bottom, and these two pieces lap over …
Another scarf joint that I have used is the “bladed timber frame scarf joint.” This drawing is of a 6″ x 10″ bladed scarf joint that we cut to create one long timber for an addition to an existing barn. …
Sometimes, in timber framing, it is necessary to join two timbers end to end.This joint is called a scarf joint.One of the most popular scarf joints is the stop-splayed table scarf with wedges and under-squinted butts. My drawing program is …
This is an exploded view of a rafter foot and seat on a plate – a rafter seat housing. Here, you can see the plate with the post below. The rafter with a notch cut into the back side of …
This is a view of a step lap rafter seat on an 8×8 plate. The joint gets its name as the rafter laps over the plate to create an overhang for shedding rain water off the roof away from the …
Here is a see through view of a wedged half dovetail tie beam tenon and post joint.
This Dutch barn style through tenon is called an Anchor beam.Here is an exploded view of the tenon and post.Sometimes, it is held in with pegs only; sometimes, it has wedges on the outside of the post, and sometimes, it …
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