Photos of trusses we have made for barn restorations

[farmerjohn]

I am going to try and attatch some photos of trusses we made for 2 projects, here goes.....

[farmerjohn]

 

 

 

 

joined tie beam to principle rafters using dovetail joint which was made using circular saw, hammer and chistle

[agg221]

Very nice!

 

I'll try and stick some photo's of my extension roof up at some point when I've figured how to get them off my wife's iPhone.

 

Have you found canoehead's thread on the house he's building in Portugal yet?

 

Alec

[farmerjohn]

All trusses and purlings are larch, spars are rough sawn larch.

All joints are mortice and tennon made with circular saw, chain morticer and hammer and chistle.

 

comments welcome guys, (if there not too harsh!!!)

 

Thanks, John

[farmerjohn]

Very nice!

 

Have you found canoehead's thread on the house he's building in Portugal yet?

 

Alec

 

Thanks Alec, i should have got some photos after the water stains were sanded off, i'll see if i have any.

 

I have not seen canoeheads thread, i'll have a look for it now

[Stephen Blair]

Now that's the way to do it, some serious timber there.

Fantastic:)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

lovely

[Woodworks]

They all look lovely and right for the buildings. Sorry to question something farmerjohn but in the top picture it looks like you have cut the beautiful dovetails right through the main beam or are they just part let in?

Edited November 18, 2012 by Woodworks

[farmerjohn]

Sorry to question something farmerjohn but in the top picture it looks like you have cut the beautiful dovetails right through the main beams. Please tell me I am mistaken as this would massively reduce the strength of the finished A frames.

 

ok, "you are mistaken", the dovetails are not cutright through the main beam, both dovetails at each end of the tiebeam and the crossing of the principle rafters at the top are all half lapped and pegged through to hold them together. specifically for the reason you mentioned.

[Woodworks]

ok, "you are mistaken", the dovetails are not cutright through the main beam, both dovetails at each end of the tiebeam and the crossing of the principle rafters at the top are all half lapped and pegged through to hold them together. specifically for the reason you mentioned.