"one way to deal with the shrinkage that I have learned from historic frames is to cut the dovetail at very steep angles"
how about 90deg?
using the cog takes care of one element of shrinkage, the problem of shrinkage in plate depth could be taken care of by not bracing between the post and plate, instead bracing between post and foundation(though I cannot recall any examples of this, tension braces often seem to be in the sidewalls).... not an option for our little building, as we are landing on 4 concrete piers.
I can't see building this frame without leaving a gap at the teazle/plate shoulder.... so what to do with the braces???
tight? loose?
one good thing about this pavillion, is that the work is divided into several sessions, as it is being built by our workshop students. This gives some time to think about things and work out changes in layout.
thanks again for all the feedback
