I have a tie below the plate(one and a half foot post extension)frame design of 20' by 30' with 4 bents,10' bays and 20 'clear spans. I was thinking to frame the end bents with additional support posts(one or two) for the 20' tiebeams, but was thinking to use unpegged , housed stub tenons into both the sill beam and the tie beam , so as not to weaken the dimension of the beams with large mortises and peg holes but still have enough to keep secure connection and provide support for the tie beams. Is this common? How do the studs typically frame into the main timber frame?Pegged usually? Does this sound like a good idea or is it wrong to not peg them and tenon them further into their connecting members? Is it just that more and more I am learning that overly tightened, overpegged, and perfectly cut joints are not necessarily superior to some of the looser examples we find in some long lived timber frames, where the frames are almost allowed to "stretch" a bit with time. I hear some say they dont peg their braces as the dont work well in tension anyhow. Would not the same be true in this case as well or should these stout studs be pegged ?. Anyway, if anyone has some input I would like to hear what you think? tb