Hi everyone,

when I saw this photo in the particular book I thought that one must be nuts to even come up with joinery like that on paper not to mention cutting it in an actual post. No strenght to it whatsoever. I always try to keep joinery simple. Saves headaches and I do not have to worry about how to fit all the joints in a 8"x8"x8" cubicle. This would be great joinery for furniture but on a timberframe? Well, things like this happen when you are very very bored and try to come up with something that does not make a lot of sense/no sense at all. Like somebody here once wrote: If it ain't broke do not try to fix it.