The king post truss with extra bolsters builds on a favorite timber truss design with two added bolsters on the underside of the bottom horizontal chord for a heftier look. This arrangement is particularly good for longer timber frame truss spans (in excess of 24’ feet). This timber truss is also very strong, and adaptable with regard to desired span and roof pitch. The king post truss with struts & queen posts is based on the popular king post truss design, but with the addition of two queen posts (pictured above). King Post Truss With Struts and Queen Posts This truss is very adaptable with regard to desired span and roof pitch. This style can be embellished with radius cuts on the struts and a through tenon at the base of the king post (as pictured above). The king post truss with struts is popular, timeless, very strong, and an elegantly simple truss design. (adapted from the Funk & Wagnalls Company 1943 Standard Dictionary of the English Language) Timber Truss Types King Post Truss from the person by whom they were in invented as in, Howe truss, etc. from some prominent feature in their construction as in, king post truss, hammer beam truss, etc. from their resemblance to certain objects as in, scissors truss, etc. from their form as in, lenticular truss, etc. from the construction in which they are used as in, roof truss or bridge truss, etc.
Trusses, whether structural or decorative, are usually named in one of five ways: 1. A collection of timbers or members forming one of the principal supports, as of a roof or bridge, and framed together so as to give mutual support and prevent distortion, as by the forces of gravity and wind loads.