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Timber frame knee brace.
This is one of those framing members that can seem a little complicated.
They are not that bad as long as you do a little homework before laying them out and.
There are 14 total braces needed for my small timber frame proj.
Knee braces provide strength and durability to your pergola.
Static forces acting in a timber frame through its braces an engi neer tells me that i should treat a brace as if it were a post and divide the supported beam above into two separate beams.
This brace is centered on the tie beam which has been rotated so you can see into the mortise and the brace tenon is centered on the brace.
One beam between the post and brace and another between the brace and the next post.
This is the last brace i need for my timber frame and i thought i d show you how i make them.
Timber frame knee brace with centered tenon.