When I cut my first frame (which is now my house) I cut one long arch in all of the braces running north to south, and for something a little different I cut double arches in all of the braces running east to west. All of my timbers were Sitka Spruce and all of my brace stock was 4"x10" and I cut out 4" at the deepest parts of each arch. It was a difficult and time consuming task concidering we burnt up the motor on a stationary 16" Bandsaw and had to finish them with a jig saw with the longest blades I could find (Bosh). We cleaned them up with a 4x24 belt sander. I was very pleased with the outcome even though additional labor was required.
Tyson
