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 […]
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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
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Here is a see through view of a wedged half dovetail tie beam tenon and post joint.
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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
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This is an exploded view of a 3″x 5″ knee brace tenon and mortise, with a tenon layout of 1 1/2″ off the face and 1 1/2″ thick, and its mortise in a tie beam.The peg is 3/4″ in diameter,
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Tie Beam Tenon to Post – This is an exploded view of a half dovetail tie beam tenon and the post it connects to. The housing in the post is a diminished haunch.The wedge is usually made of hardwood.
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This is an exploded view of a standard tie beam to post tenon with housing in the post and two pegs.
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This is an exploded view of a post top tenon when the post is at the end of the plate. The tenon is 2″ off the side of the post and 2″ thick. The tenon is cut back 2″ from
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Post Top Tenon in Middle of the Plate – This is an exploded view of the post’s top tenon where it meets the middle of the plate. As you can see, the tenon is only reduced to 1/2″ under the
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