This is a good examle of the type of detail you can encounter, and stop to enjoy, when traveling by bike. Were you in a car, you'd just whiz by & perhaps note "Nice wood framing".
dougP On Nov 30, 10:49 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Either way I say it's impressive.... > > Bobby "gotta learn them joints" Birmingham > > On Nov 30, 1:22 pm, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > Phil, there is such a thing as a dove-tail scarf joint, and this is > > one of 'em. Agree there are more elaborate joints out there, but this > > gets the job done. Not sure if the cross section drives the choice of > > joint, but I suspect a more complex scarf would be problematic in a > > timber that is a foot square. > > > Given the OT nature of this thread, we can continue the conversation > > via Flickr if you like. I added a picture of what it looked like in > > 1968. > > > Marty > > > On Nov 30, 12:03 pm, Phil Brown <philcyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Nov 30, 7:27 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > I can't get over how nicely they dove-tail joined the footer beam (to > > > > lengthen it).... Another builder might have discarded the 2 pieces in > > > > favor of a longer one, or worse, bolted them together with steel > > > > plates, then felt compelled to hide it under a facade. Amazing > > > > craftsmanship; truly a thing of beauty. (I think I'll go polish my > > > > lugs at lunch time.... thanks, Marty). > > > > > BB > > > > It's not a dovetail, it's a scarf.And if you look up scarf joints you > > > will find it's not a particularly complex one. > > > Phil Brown- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
