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 Joints
Step Lap Rafter Seat on Timber Frame Plate
This is a view of a step lap rafter seat on a 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 …
Wedged Half Dovetail Tie Beam Tenon to Post Timber Frame Joint
Here is a see through view of a wedged half dovetail tie beam tenon and post joint.
Anchor Beam through Tenon Dutch Style Timber Frame Barn
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, sometimes …
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Timber Frame Knee Brace with Centered Tenon
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.) And the brace tenon is centered on the brace. …
Knee Brace Tenon and Mortise 1 1/2″ Layout
This is an exploded view of a 3″x5″ knee brace tenon and mortise, with 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 and …
Wedged Half Dovetail Tie Beam Tenon to Post Detail
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.
A Standard Tie beam to Post Tenon Detail
This is an exploded view of a standard tie beam to post tenon with housing in the post and two pegs.
Post Top Tenon at End of Plate
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 …
Post Top Tenon in Middle of the Plate
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 …