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Will:

Interesting that the trunnel protrudes through the crosstie. I'm not 100 percent sure, but in the barn I saw, no evidence can be seen... you have to remove roof boards to see the top of the trunnel: the bottom cannot be seen. The only way we saw it was upon the carnage. Check the photo. The snow got the better of this one.






The barn was built w/ undersized timbers 6x6. And the purlins-- that are spiked to the rafter--and roof deck are replacements from a restoration about 10-15 years ago.