"Stephen M" wrote in message
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I made a specific effort to design this barn in such a way that no single
piece would be too heavy for me to lift. I am not a particularly big guy,
nor am I getting any younger. My design calls for no pieces linger than
12'. This necessitates a scarf joint to form the top plate of the 22' long
walls.

This is a "stop-splayed undersquinted and tabled with wedges scarf
joint".... it takes nearly as long to say as it does to cut (not really).

I got the joint design from this document:

http://www.tfguild.org/joinery/part6.pdf


It looks great Steve. That joint has to be as strong as a solid piece of
wood.

Where did you get the wood for this project? How much was the wood?

Any idea as to how many hours this project will require to complete?

This is a wonderful project. Thanks for posting it. I am a big "arm chair"
timber frame fan.