And the saw-marked post is a replacement. The barn is circa 1820 tops. I thought I'd hear from folks about this sawn post. (It's hard to find a section to photograph of a barn full of stuff!) But 80 percent of the barn is indeed hand-hewn. The sheathing displays straight, vertical saw marks.
I had a hard time understanding your paragraph: This form of debased timber frame design is a simplified building method when compared with earlier continuous (including scarfed) top plate wall frames and as such is likely to be later in date than the continuous plate barns that you have encountered.
Are you saying the barn I'm asking about is later in date than continuous plate barns? Sorry, I'm not clear on what you mean by "debased."
This barn has me asking about bent construction. Specifically, the origins of this "sectioned-girt" style, or lack of a traditional continuous top plate.
