I have nothing against queen posts in fact I actually prefer the look of them personally to the king post, surprisingly. I was just curious if one could use a king post in a tie below the plate design as I have never seen an example of one until Daiku posted that pic. Still it seem that it just does not suit the tie below the plate configuration well enough. Thanks Mark and Daiku. I have not yet come to full understanding on the queen post truss as well, I have posted a new topic on it. Perhaps you might be able to shed some light. tb