Another bracing question. Can the braces have a 3 inch tongue instead of a 4 inch tongue? I want to cut down on the amount of Mortise depth on the corner posts since the brace mortises are at the same height on the post. is 3 inches deep enough. Also The width of the tongue, can it go as little as 1 inch wide?
Also, the shape of the tongue. I have noticed that in the Guilds Timber framing book, the article on cutting a brace has quite a different tongue shape than what is in the SketchUp samples. Also which is easier to do, a brace centered on the post, or a brace on the outside edge?
Any thoughts?
Last edited by BobinTN; 09/11/15 04:27 PM.