rafter
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I once had to use 1-inch diameter through bolts to secure rafter ties at the bottom of rafters on a steep 17/12 pitch roof.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Earlier this year, I read a book called Built to Move, by Kelly Starrett, a physical therapist, and his wife, Juliet Starrett, a former attorney and world champion white-water rafter.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2023
At the end of an early scene in an old mill near Lake Como, the camera’s gaze comes to rest on an intact prosciutto suspended from a rafter over an unused bed.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
The rafter also helps ventilate the space in summer, since it contains a large louvered window that can be opened to catch breezes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
The hide shrank and pulled joist and rafter tight together, and the leather ropes became hard as iron and nearly imperishable.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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