Timber Frame Corner Joint with Spline and a Tenon
One of many tricks of the timber framer’s trade, the timber frame corner joint with spline and a tenon is an great solution to the problem of several timbers coming together at one point.
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Timber Frame Construction Details
Under Squinted Stop Splayed Scarf Joint With Table and Wedge
Say that three times fast! This under squinted stop splayed scarf joint with table and wedge is a classic timber framing joint. The complexity adds great strength , and it’s a great looking joint for any frame.
Under Squinted Half Lap Joint
The beauty of the simple lap joint is the ease in cutting it, as it is merely two timbers reduced to half of their thickness where they lap over each other. This provides a face-grain-to-face-grain joint with a good amount of connecting surface.
Under Squinted Stop Splayed Scarf Joint With Pegs
The scarf joint is indispensable in timber framing when you need to span a length greater than your lumber is long. The scarf joint enables you to join timbers end to end, and there are many variations of this type of joint. In this under squinted stop splayed scarf joint with pegs,
Under Squinted Stop Splayed Scarf Joint
All scarf joints serve the same purpose- to join two timbers together to span a distance greater than the dimensions of your lumber. There are many variations on the basic scarf joint, and this under squinted stop splayed scarf joint is one of them.
Stop Bladed Scarf Joint With Cogs and Wedges
Anytime you need to span a distance longer than the lumber you have on hand, scarf joints are a good solution. This stop bladed scarf joint with cogs and wedges is a half-lap joint with stops, also called tongues or blades. The cogs in this joint are the t-shape projections in the cogs.
Stop Bladed Scarf Joint With Cogs and Pegs
Like all other scarf joints, you can use this joint to create a longer beam out of two shorter timbers. The cogs in this joint are the t-shape projections in the tenon. Since they help lock the joint in place, they also increase the bending strength against horizontal loads.
Stop Bladed Scarf Joint With Cogs
This stop bladed scarf joint with cogs takes a bit more work to cut than a simple bladed scarf joint. But the cogs (the projections into the tenon that form a t-shape) added to the stub tenons help lock the joint in place.
Stop Bladed Scarf Joint
If you need to span a distance greater than your lumber dimensions, scarf joints are the way to go. Another variation on the scarf joint, this stop bladed scarf joint is a half-lap joint with the addition of the stops, also called tongues or blades.
Half Pegged Bladed Scarf Joint
The half pegged bladed scarf joint is a half-lap joint with the addition of the tongues or blades connecting one beam to the other. The blades add more surface area and create a strong, attractive joint.