Upper King Post Strut to Rafter Detail
While joining a strut from a king post or bottom chord is a simple timber frame joint to cut, it is essential to look at the connection details. In this upper king post strut to rafter detail, we use a 3/4″ …
While joining a strut from a king post or bottom chord is a simple timber frame joint to cut, it is essential to look at the connection details. In this upper king post strut to rafter detail, we use a 3/4″ …
A diminished housing offers a way to dress up your frame and take less time to cut in the shop. Here is an example of one using a 1″ shoulder.
This is an exploded view of a pair of 4″ x 9″ timber frame rafters where they meet at the ridge. They are connected with a half-lap joint and peg.The roof pitch is 8/12, and the peg is a 3/4″ …
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 …
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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This is an exploded view of a brace tenon and its mortise. This brace is centered on the tie beam (which has been rotated so you can see into the mortise.The brace tenon is centered on the brace.This type of …
This is an exploded view of a standard tie beam to post tenon with housing in the post and two pegs.
This is an exploded view of a tying joist connecting to a shed frame’s long sill. The tying joist prevents the sills from spreading out at the middle of their lengths.It is usually pegged, and the peg is cut off …
This picture shows some of the names of the knee brace tenon. This tenon is either 2″ off the layout face or 1 1/2″ off. Either way, the names would be the same.