Half Lap Scarf Joint with Table
Here is an exploded view of a half lap scarf joint with 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.
Timber Frame Joinery
Simple Half Lap Joint
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 …
Bladed Timber Frame Scarf Joint
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. …
Stop Splayed Tabled Scarf
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. …
Timber Frame Rafter Seat Housing Joinery
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 post below. And the rafter with a notch cut into the back side of …
Timber Frame Post Stub Tenon-End of Sill
Post Stub Tenon-End of Sill This exploded view is of a post’s bottom stub tenon that is at the end of the sill. The tenon is 2″ off the outside face and 2″ thick, and 2″ long. Due to the …
Long Sill/Short Sill Timbered Connection
This is an exploded view of the long sill/short cross sill plate timbered connection, with a peg. The corner post and its stub tenon are also shown for clarity.
Timber Frame Spline Connection Detail with Two Knee Braces
Often a spline is used in a timber frame to reduce the amount of wood that is taken from a post or beam, this particular connection detail has two knee braces flanking the spline.
