There are a handful of framers who use it still, but it is pretty much not used in the timber frame industry.
Yeah, I was talking to a Timber-Framer buddy a while back, and he was saying that no one makes those anymore. They just cut a standard birds-mouth, and run a TimberLok down through the top plate.
I'm trying to go a bit more traditional.
I know there are other rafter-to-top plate joints, but I don't know of any that allow you to continue the rafter for the rafter tail.
As far as wind loading, when I go to build a house, I'll have it engineered. I don't know if a wood peg would suffice, or if you'd be required to use a Simpson type hurricane tie. Anyone else have experience with that?
