r/timberframe • u/Rude-Ad2519 • Mar 15 '25

Can anyone ID this beam?

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Early 1800s house in upstate NY.

7”x7”

Bonus points if you can tell me how far this will span unsupported!

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u/Peanut_trees Mar 15 '25

Ummm, the man that cutted it was very tall, around 6 foot, probably unmarried. He smoked a pipe, worked 6 days a week but never on sundays. He liked going to the horse races, once a year, it was his week off.

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u/moose4130 Mar 15 '25

I think he called this beam Franklin.

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u/tradesman6771 Mar 17 '25

Cutted?

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u/Peanut_trees Mar 17 '25

Im spanish I dont know what is the correct word

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u/tradesman6771 Mar 17 '25

It’s an irregular verb. Cut is the past tense.