On 26/05/2017 14:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

No, Bill. the joints are tenoned and pinned . They cant pull out.

This is utterly basic.


A properly made gate or door doesn't need to stress the joints (which
are much weaker than the timber members) because the brace pushes up
against the cross members.

If you rely on pins the first bit of rot and the thing falls apart.

Bill