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Modified Hammer Beam Truss

Arched Webs and Braces

Modified Hammer Beam Trusses in the Trapp Family Lodge

Modified Hammer Beam Trusses have a great look with their open design and arched webs and braces. No buttressing is required. A center king post is used in the truss’s interior and a collar tie is placed about half way down the truss giving a great open cathedral look. Graceful arched braces run from the collar tie down to hammer posts, and lower braces run from the hammer tie down to an outside post .

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EXAMPLES OF MODIFIED HAMMER BEAM TRUSSES

Elegant Truss

Modified Hammer Beam Trusses for the Blackwood Barn Frame

Modified Hammer Beam Trusses for a Cathedral Church Ceiling in the First Presbyterian Church.

Cathedral Church Ceiling

Modified Hammer Beam Trusses for a Cathedral Church Ceiling in the First Presbyterian Church.

More Trusses

Shop Drawing of a Double Hammer Beam Truss

Modified Hammer Beam Truss

Hammer Beam for the Trapp Family Lodge

Modified Hammer Beam Truss with Steel Tie Rod

Modified Hammer Beam Truss Design

3D Model of a Modified Hammer Beam Truss

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