The answer can only come from the context of the joinery - tension? brace? frame taking lots of lateral load, etc.
Ken - your half lap example is anecdotal at best without reference to engineering context.
And, similar to Ken's example, I've pulled every peg out of a barn or two and was still unable to get it to topple / significantly move / etc., even pulling on a corner post with a truck.
Last edited by bmike; 08/13/10 02:28 AM.
