Mark, Dan, Ken, thanks for the replies. I was originally thinking of this for braces running from a king post to a rafter that is not 12/12. I didn't even think about the collar tie....



So would this unlevel collar tie become more structurally sound (all other things equal) because the angles are the same between each rafter?

Also, if a 12/2 brace would only serve support in just one direction couldn't sticks be put at different angles depending on the forces they would be subject to?