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Thanks Jbaz What dimensions are the rafters? Regards Jon

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Dear all I have a query about my oak gazebo project. New member so please forgive any inaccurate terminology and general newbie errors! My gazebo will have a pair of parrallel tie beams joined to the four posts by mortice and tenon joints (100mm deep mortices, 1.5 inch thick tenons). The beams...

Dear all I have a query about my oag gazebo project. New member so please forgive any i accurate terminology and general newbie errors! My gazebo will have a pair of parrallel tie beams joined to the four posts by mortice and tenon joints (100mm deep mortices, 1.5 inch thick tenons). The beams...

Dear all I have another query: My gazebo will have a pair of parrallel tie beams joined to the four posts by mortice and tenon joints (100mm mortices, 1.5 inch thick tenons). The beams and posts are 150mm. I plan to place two more beams on top of these beams and join using a mid lap joint...

Any advice on the query above in the thread folks?

I have another query: My gazebo will have a pair of parrallel tie beams joined to the four posts by mortice and tenon joints (100mm mortices, 1.5 inch thick tenons). The beams and posts are 150mm. I plan to place two more beams on top of these beams and join using a mid lap joint similair to...

You have good taste Linwood. The group I am in show at Grill n Chill in Kent. Some lovely VWs there. I've got an 89 Volvo 240 for geek value 😃. Two of mine: DP Freestylers

Can't be as daft as the vintage BMX groups I am on 😬

Yep. Just the first image I could find showing what I mean in my query

Thats reassuring, thanks

Great, thanks. The tenons on the braces I bought are circa 68mm in height. Instead of the standard 1.5 inch centre for the peg hole that I have used for the tenons on my posts I was going to centre 1 and 1/8 inches off the shoulders so that there is more wood on the tenon above the peg hole to...

Thanks Mike. Yes they will be pegged and being 1.5 inches wide on a 6 inch post keeps them less than a third of the post width

This type of arrangement

First attempt. Bought the braces though!

Hi New to the group. I have started an oak gazebo project. I am using 6 inch posts and beams. One post will have an oak brace on either side of it (braces in the same plane). Therefore the tenons of each brace will be at the same level and the mortices both central on either side of the post...

Hi I've become interested in DIY since starting a house refurbishment 4yrs ago. More recently I have taken to woodworking and have started a green oak gazebo project. Thought I would join this group for ideas and advice Thanks for accepting me Jon