A stop splayed scarf joint is used to create longer timbers for use in plates, beams, rafters and posts when you cannot find a long enough timber to span the distance you require.The stop splayed scarf that is displayed here …
While joining a strut from a king post or bottom chord is a simple timber frame joint to cut it is important to look at the connection details. In this upper king post strut to rafter detail, we use a 3/4″ …
A classic joint for a king post to rafter connection uses a 1 1/2″diminished housing, and because it is designed for oak it uses a 1 1/2″ tenon. This upper king post joinery is a classic and strong connection. As always, …
While this fully housed mortise and tenon joint does not have the dramatic effect that a diminished housing does, it offers a simpler look with a more traditional feel. It is the style I chose for the construction of my home …
Every timber gets its name from where it is in the frame. This beam is between two posts. It holds them apart from the rafters pushing them in. It is called a “Straining Beam”. Here is an exploded view of …
Here is an exploded view of a pair of purlin joints where they meet the rafter. Each frame design should be reviewed by an experienced timber framing engineer for the exact design of this joint. Loads, spans, type of wood, and …
This is an exploded view of a tongue and blind mortise at the ridge. The rafters are again 4×6 at 12/12 pitch with a 1 1/2″ tenon and mortise with a 3/4″ peg. The mortise doesn’t go all the way …
This joint is known as a “step lap rafter tail” and the joint in the plate is known as a step lap rafter seat. I believe it gets it name as the tail laps over the plate which creates an …
This joint is known as the tongue and fork joint. Here is an exploded view of two 4×6 rafters at 12/12 pitch with 1 1/2″ tenon set 1 1/2″ off the reference side with a 3/4″ oak peg. These rough …
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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. …