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Eave Joinery Details

This article deals with a reader's question about timber frame construction.  The reader asked about installing purlins in the eave area of a Japanese garden outbuilding or a Japanese tea house.  The article examines two different Japanese carpentry techniques for arranging eave joints.  Included are suggestions about plate, tiebeam, and purlin placement.

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