I have some more good pictures of the frame and joinery. Unfortunately they're not in digital format, so I'll have to scan them in when I get a few free moments. I'll try to get to this in the next day or two.
As far as the round overs, I specified 3/4" radius on all the beam and post edges and ends. At the lap and scarf joist areas, I dropped this down to 1/2" so as not to obliterate the detail. This is sort of typical Greene and Greene type detailing and it lends the timbers a much softer look. One of the guys from Cascade Joinery joked our timbers looked like a big pile of pillows. I like the way this detail, along with the smooth-planed finish, invites a person to run their hand over the wood wihtout a fear of splinters. It think in time our posts will develop an appealing patina due to just to this. Even though the timbers have a definate G&G feel, the rest of the house is not really meant to mimic their work. It has more of a Pacific Northwest feel about it.
Richard Johnson
Camano Island, WA
