The queen posts are bolted around the principal rafters with the bottom section between the 2 main beams. These angled queen posts are constructed from 3 pieces of timber, which are bolted together with high tensile steel threaded bar and spiked timber connectors.
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Angled Queen Posts
Friday, July 20th, 2007The first A-Frame is completed
Friday, June 15th, 2007The first A-frame is completed and held in place by a ridge board connected to the front gable. There are 2 a frames each spans nearly 8m, I added some additional wall plates made of 100mm x 100mm square timber. These new wall plates are bolted to the top of the original oak wall plates. [...]
