Trusses

Dale routing a haunched housing in a king post.

Dale and Carlos using a jig to drill for the steel rod. Drilling these long holes through curved pieces proved to be a tricky thing to do and have everything line up. Dale and Carlos used their experience and ingenuity to come up with a solution.

A small truss partially assembled. Other truss pieces are stacked in the background. The small trusses were the most difficult to fit and assemble as the pieces were so short there was not much wiggle room.

Rob drilling peg holes in a small truss.

A medium truss ready for the arched pieces to be scribed in. To make sure the joinery was tight and accurate the arched pieces were scribe fit.

Rob and Carlos scribing in king post braces in the big truss.

Mark carving a pendent. See "How to carve a pendent" on the articles page.

Rob, Tom, Dale, Mark, Carlos (Dwayne not pictured) with small trusses.

Tom putting finishing touches on the medium size trusses

Rob, Mark and Dale with the big truss.