in a hammerbeam truss with a 8/12 pitch will the braces be the same pitch as the
rafter or at a 45 degree angle .
In the workbook it says yes( the same pitch) but I have seen pics of hammerbeams with a lower pitch on the rafters than the braces.
In a 24` wide HB truss with a 8/12 pitch and 9 ` princ.. post puts the hammerbeam at about 6` right ?( 2/3rds the post) well following the pitch of the rafter does not end up the bottom third of the post
(at least not in my drawing) am I doing something wrong? how important
is the bottom placement of the hammer brace into the bottom third of the post
Can I get away with placing it higher sayyyyyy at about the halfway point......help

Mike Evans