Timber Framers Guild Forums General Barns and Traditional Timberframing No long top plates... Old English cary-over?

That's a good point, Tim.

(many good points going on here!)


The scratch marks will remain firmly in the original location regardless of an over-cut mortise.


Will, as far as your soffit question, I think the flying plates supporting the roof boards at the eaves (4x4s in this case), help to determine the boxing of the soffit area.