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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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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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.
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