:45 – Scoring the Lines 1:07 – Cutting of the ends 1:39 – Transferring the tenon lines down the end of the timber 2:07 – Making the drop cuts down the face of the timber 2:43 – Cutting the shoulders […]
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This exploded view is of a king post to tie wedged tenon – a wedged king post tenon in a truss frame from a famous meeting house. The tie is a 12 x 12, and the king post is an
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This is an exploded view of a king post’s bottom tenon where it goes through a very large tie beam. The king post tenon is secured with pegs into the tie beam. A king post hangs down from two rafters
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Every timber gets its name from where it is in the frame. This beam is between two posts. It holds them apart from the rafters pushing them in.It is called a “Straining Beam”. Here is an exploded view of one.
This timber detail exploded view is of a collar beam, which is a 4×4 connecting to a 4×6 rafter.The pitch is 12/12, and the tenon is set off the reference face 1 1/2″ and then 1 1/2″ thick, with a 3/4″
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This is an exploded view of a tongue and blind mortise at the ridge.The rafters are again 4×6 at 12/12 pitch with a 1 1/2″ tenon and mortise with a 3/4″ peg.The mortise doesn’t go all the way through the
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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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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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Here is an exploded view of a scarf known as a timber frame bridle scarf. I haven’t personally cut this one, but my program offers it as a type of scarf, so I thought I’d show you. You should have
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This is an exploded view of a 2″ knee brace tenon and mortise for a knee brace where it connects to a tie beam.The tie beam was rotated so that you could see into the mortise.The layout is 2″ off
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