Echoing Brian, where timbers do not have to carry wall, floor or roof surfaces, twist is less of a problem since joinery surfaces can be corrected locally. Choose axes for the stick which average out the twist, layout from centerlines and true up contact surfaces (faces, housings, mortises). Where a post, beam or rafter meets or carries floor, wall or roof planes, significantly twisted timbers (> 1.5°) are a nuisance and, in this framer's opinion, are best relocated or discarded.

[This message has been edited by Ed Levin (edited 05-11-99).]

[This message has been edited by Ed Levin (edited 05-11-99).]