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    2nd part of timber joinery paper

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    American Joinery2

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    2nd part of timber joinery paper

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    HISTORIC AMERICAN TIMBER JOINERY A Graphic Guide II. Tying Joints: Tie at Plate THIS article is second in a series of sx to discuss and illastrate the vints in American traditional timberfamed buildings of the past ‘rowing common examples with variations aswell asa few interest ing regional deviations. The series was developed under a grant from she National Park Service and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. Its contents are solely the responsibility of she author and do not represent the official postion of the NPS or she NCPTT. The first article, which appeared in TF 55, covered Tying Joints: Tie below Plate. Future articles in the series will cover Siland Floor Joints, Wall Framing, Roof Joinery, and Scarf Joint. HE tie-at-plate category encompasses the most com: plex and varied of timber joints, including nor only wall, roof and cornice work, but also attic floor fram- ing. Builders often used components to double advan- tage. Floor joists, for example, could become additional tic beams. Some tying joints could be considered “secret” joints since their configuration and method of assembly are a n until they are disassembled, In houses they are often difficule to clocument in sie because of their dusty, cluetered location in the tic. Many of the examples included here were wonderfully revealed during dismantling or restoration of old structures. IF plate-level tying joints were so complex, why did builders

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