I understand that, historically, there were no cruck frames built in the new world. The Europeans had to use what they had for lumber. Timber in the new world was so big and straight the immigrants had to learn how to use it!

I find hewn, cruck and natural timber frames to be the most beautiful.

Jim

The closer you look the more you see.
"Heavy timber framing is not a lost art" Fred Hodgson, 1909