All:

I am working on designing and building a hammer truss timber frame for housing tractors on my family's farm in PA.

We are in the process of clearing 6 acres of partial pasture/woodland to plant a 6 acre orchard. There are a number of tulip poplars that will be cut down.

Is tulip poplar suitable for a timber frame? I have found a number of conflicting sources on the internet.

Please see the images attached.

If you have interest in analyzing the structure/joints please PM me and I will send you the sketchup file.

Thank you very much.

Best,

Arne

Attached Files
Interior.JPG (484.98 KB, 466 downloads)
Frame.JPG (360.58 KB, 528 downloads)
Side.JPG (331.35 KB, 368 downloads)