Spline Joinery
When two plates or beams come together into the same plane on a post, there is often not enough thickness in the post for each plate to connect to it with a tenon. If you put a tenon on …
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Post to Principal Rafter
This joint has become one of my favorite ways to join a principal rafter to a post. It offers a clean look and allows a plate to join to the post with a spline and a tie beam that can …
Four Beams Into A Post – Two Ways
When designing a frame it is a general rule to try and not have too many timbers collide at one point. This is not always achievable. In this example we address one of the most common instances, when we need to …
Rafter to Post with Tenon Connection
This rafter to post with tenon connection is a popular way to join a timber frame rafter to a post and is easy to cut and assemble. The rafter has a tenon which is fully housed by at least an inch into …
Timber Frame Corbel
This detail was created out of a need to join a timber frame corbel, post and plate together in a hexagonal structure that will serve as a gate hut for a local golf club. In this case the corbel is …
Witches Hat Rafter Detail
Often folks want to add a bit of style to their roof line by adding another roof pitch to the equation, called a witches hat roof, it incorporates a witches hat rafter (also called a broke back rafter) to achieve this look. This …
Tie Beam to Plate Tying Joint
As its name implies this tie beam to plate tying joint, unites a tie beam, plates, rafter and posts all in a compact structurally sound way. It utilizes a spline to tie the plates together and traditional mortise and tenon joinery …
Timber Frame Spline Connection Detail with Two Knee Braces
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.
