On 26/05/2017 21:27, Bill Wright wrote:
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.

And translates any tendency to sag into a tension force on the top ledge.





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Cheers,

John.

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