When you create a hip roof in a timber frame, there are different types of rafters used. The hip rafters (in purple) form the roofline and extend from the plate to the ridge. The jack rafters (in turquoise) connect from the plate (in red) to the hip rafter and are of different lengths, depending on where on the slope they are placed.
Since the jack rafters are at an angle to the hip rafter, some compound cutting is required to create their housing into the hip rafter. The jack rafters are also notched to sit securely on the plate. Structural screws are brought into play to secure the whole assembly together. The screws are drilled into the jack rafters from above and secure the jack rafters to both plate and hip rafter.
When it comes to watching the sport you love, there is nothing like getting in that sport an physically and mixing it up! That is what these’s drawing by TF do for me. I have yet to find anything on the internet that can match there work. MAKES ! you WANT ! to create an do a work of your own.
So instead of just taking down trees for a living I am know starting to cut my own timbers, find that piece of land and get out of this trailer and into a modest TF home.
I read TF’s (Our goal is . . . ) and I believe that is there goal. At 71 I intend to do it.
Thanks TF for the inspiration and a great web site .
Thank you so much for your thoughts, good luck with your project. Let us know how it goes.