Jim, I am still wondering if the King Post can be called a King Post. In Historic American Roof Trusses, Jan Lewandoski, part one Introduction, David C. Fishetti points out in the first page that a truss at rest is in equilibrium, with all forces and reactions in balance, a net zero of forces. So, is the King Post bouncing around under live loads, first I am a post than I am a Tie, here comes the wind again, now I am a Tie, and back to a post as the wind slackens. Can we get an engineer to confirm this. I am not an engeneer and don't play one of TV. I may be understanding this in the wrong way. Tim
