Here is an exploded view of a bird’s mouth rafter foot where it meets the plate. A typical timber frame joint where a rafter meets a plate is called a bird’s mouth, and this is a tremendous isometric rendering of […]
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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 its name as the tail laps over the plate, which creates an
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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.To ensure a
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This is an exploded view of a pair of 4″ x 9″ timber frame rafters where they meet at the ridge. They are connected with a half-lap joint and peg.The roof pitch is 8/12, and the peg is a 3/4″
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A butt joint is one of the simplest ways to join two rafters together at the peak and is just one of the timber frame joints that we have on our site. This is the most basic way, which is
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This is an exploded view of a rafter foot and seat on a plate – a rafter seat housing. Here, you can see the plate with the post below. The rafter with a notch cut into the back side
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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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