tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post4828957851310445761..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Bracing Situation III: Tension Design ShortcomingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-57197368507809272522010-04-01T13:54:38.027-04:002010-04-01T13:54:38.027-04:00Hi Darrylh,
thanks so much for pointing out that ...Hi Darrylh,<br /><br />thanks so much for pointing out that typo! I have duly made a correction.<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-63690618177041413632010-04-01T13:35:15.736-04:002010-04-01T13:35:15.736-04:00Hi Chris. You have an excellent blog, pictures, an...Hi Chris. You have an excellent blog, pictures, and topics. I found Bracing Situation after viewing Disney's Snow white And The Seven Dwarfs (1937), noticed that the door of their mine has a "down" brace. I think the reason we see so many of these errors is that we all experience episodes or periods of inattention when we don't notice the difference until it is too late. There is a minor typo 60% down the page "...component 'b', the down brace is in the role of a tie, while 'b' is in the role of a strut." The first 'b' should be 'c'. The superiority of the "up" brace also applies to construction in materials other than wood. Any fastener, whether screw, bolt, rivet, nail, or adhesive, will weaken with time and load, and the "up" brace has the best chance of distributing some load to an adjacent joint(s) before permitting the gate or door to sag.darrylhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3847314394901108182009-10-13T21:39:19.596-04:002009-10-13T21:39:19.596-04:00Hi Chris,
Very enlightening. My vote on the brace ...Hi Chris,<br />Very enlightening. My vote on the brace poll (based solely on my thinking how things work) was the down brace. Because I figured if you were going to load up a right angled joint, best to do it where off angled loads are relieved and not add unnecessary weigh. So the down brace , if properly constructed should suffice. But, I've been wrong before...<br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-18854301248730612052009-10-13T18:31:42.329-04:002009-10-13T18:31:42.329-04:00You picked a perfect time for this series as I'...You picked a perfect time for this series as I've got to build a gate to go with the arbour I'm finishing off.<br /><br />The gate was designed with a up brace before I read this so I'm glad to see it appears to be the best way.patrick andersonhttp://www.neoshed.comnoreply@blogger.com