That doesn't look like a structural crack in the eave beam. Its the Potters' favorite a shrinkage crack. The two knots that it runs between indicates that the core of the tree is a few inches inside the beam. The crack is wedge shaped and tapers toward the core. It's the result of circumferential shrinkage. You see them often in firewood.
That doesn't look like a structural crack in the eave beam. Its the Potters' favorite a shrinkage crack.
The two knots that it runs between indicates that the core of the tree is a few inches inside the beam. The crack is wedge shaped and tapers toward the core. It's the result of circumferential shrinkage. You see them often in firewood.