Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Capital Block for Post and Beam #34299 12/13/17 04:13 PM
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 1
C
ccollier Offline OP
Member
OP Offline
Member
C
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 1
I've got an old post and beam that we're are installing a new post in. The two beams above lap over the main beam and it was suggested that we install a capital block under the lapped joints that will then be above the new post.
I've tried to research capital blocks for ideas, but only found one reference in an old timber frame article.
My questions: how thick should the capital be? And are there any images out there of examples?

Thanks in advance,
Chris

Re: Capital Block for Post and Beam [Re: ccollier] #34300 12/14/17 01:00 AM
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 463
R
Roger Nair Offline
Member
Offline
Member
R
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 463
Such as this?

http://www.forestryforum.com/gallery/alb...ache=1332169251

This is a Jim Rogers drawing and the term most used is bolster.

Last edited by Roger Nair; 12/14/17 01:02 AM.
Re: Capital Block for Post and Beam [Re: ccollier] #34302 12/14/17 04:19 AM
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 582
Jay White Cloud Offline
Member
Offline
Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 582
Hello Chris,

I believe that possibly your difficulty in getting good web research results is due to terminology usage???

I am providing a link to a new Pinterest Pages below that covers...Corbels. This is another proper and common term in English for these timber frame structural element.

I will add to this Pinterest page in due time to have other examples from other timber framing cultures. Corbels are part of the bracketing family of structural elements and distribute loads over a greater area while also bracing the frame to lesser or greater amounts depending on application...

In there "half version" they would be called a bracket, corbel bracket or half corbel, which is also a Corbelling element. However, they serve and function differently.

Full Corbels (what it seems you are looking for...not a Capital which is typically more decorative than structural) can serve many different functions. I will also attach a link to a project recently finished that uses many of the in stead of oblique bracing...

Let me know if I can be of further assistance...and good luck.

Regards,

j

Link to Corbel


Link to Timber Frame project that uses a lot of them...

Last edited by Jay White Cloud; 12/14/17 04:30 AM.

Moderated by  Jim Rogers, mdfinc 

Newest Members
HFT, Wrongthinker, kaymaxi, RLTJohn, fendrishi
5134 Registered Users
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3
(Release build 20190728)
PHP: 5.4.45 Page Time: 0.024s Queries: 15 (0.006s) Memory: 3.1208 MB (Peak: 3.5814 MB) Data Comp: Off Server Time: 2024-03-29 14:10:50 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS