Built4ever's avatar
Yeah I draw it, and imagine building it. The corner joints (post to beam) are always challenging, usually best to stagger the beam out and up a bit into a notch. This one would look great from the inside too.
f700es's avatar
yes it would look great from the inside. Might have to "take a look" ;)

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Built4ever's avatar
Very good. Now as a wood builder fanatic guy, I would recognize my own minor boo-boo: the small protuberance at the top of each brace/bracket would be too weak going cross-grain like that. Your model makes it even clearer because it shows the wood grain. In reality, if I built it, I would modify it a bit, fatten it up maybe. It could split even under construction, when I'm cutting the brace! (this has nothing to do with your model of course.)
f700es's avatar
Would it really? Even with that thick a piece? That's too bad as I think it really adds to the look. I'll have to dig out the detail of the brackets we used at the builder I worked for years ago.
Built4ever's avatar
Little cross grain tabs like that tend to break easily in the shop. Trust me, I broke a few. The rest of the bracket is fine.