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Re: king post joinery question #287 09/13/02 03:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 895 Minneapolis, Minnesota daiku Member
daiku Member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 895 Minneapolis, Minnesota	The king post should be in tension. So the V shape is the stronger joint, IMO. The rafters are pressing in on the post, and the V shape forms a wedge to keep the post from sliding down. CB. -- Clark Bremer Minneapolis Proud Member of the TFG

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king post joinery question	piller	09/13/02 03:23 AM
Re: king post joinery question	Roger Nair	09/13/02 12:14 PM
Re: king post joinery question	Roger Nair	09/13/02 12:15 PM
Re: king post joinery question	daiku	09/13/02 03:41 PM
Re: king post joinery question	Roger Nair	09/13/02 09:28 PM

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