Birdsmouth joint
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birdsmouth-joint-287-6092198
title:
Birdsmouth joint
text:
In light frame construction, a birdsmouth joint or bird's beak cut is a woodworking joint that is generally used to connect a roof rafter to the top plate of a supporting wall. It is an indentation cut into the rafter which consists of a "seat cut" and a "heel cut" or "plumb cut", forming a shape resembling a bird's mouth. The indentation should not extend unsupported on the interior in order to maintain the structural integrity of the rafter because the unsupported section can split along the g
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encyclopedia
description:
Notch cut in rafter to rest on wall and distribute roof weight
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdsmouth_joint
date created:
date modified:
2023-03-29T17:42:29Z
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