![]() ![]() ![]() Also, I have noticed some of them lower the "collar tie" to the bottom third of the rafters - and just hang hammer-beam-like-elements beneath the tie beam. They could be using hidden metal fasteners, and if you can't see the "naked frame," you might not realize that they have an entire house on the other side of the hammer beam post to keep it from going anywhere (which can be a good thing to emulate - I did for one side of my hammer beam bent). Like he said, watch out for the pictures in the glossy magazines. I was not able to do this (precisely) in my design, so I used a massive through tenon (3"x12" with more than 2 feet of relish) and five pegs to connect the hammer beam to the post. ![]() This way, the forces would resolve themselves between these two elements (bypassing the post). I think this is why he suggests (and you will see pictures of elsewhere) to tie the rafter foot directly to the hammer beam. As he indicates, there are some tremendous forces trying to pull the hammer beam itself out of the post and into the center of the room. I housed (or shouldered) every joint in my hammer beam bents. ![]()
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