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I'd raise b+d so b sits on top of c, which extend over top of a. But that's the Central European in me
The tenons are too short. Tenon on B should be a through tenon.Tenon on C should/could be a through tenon.You have to have enough wood beyond the peg hole to prevent pull out.Do you really want the upper post to hang down below B?It would be stronger to set E on top of B.but that's just my ideas.Jim Rogers
This was what I was going off of, from the Benson book.
That does look really nice, but I'm guessing that the post is something like a 8x8 or bigger. Then you have something to work with for the joints. You can always scale up but not down in most cases.
No one is going to mention the horizontal tenon on C? I always though that was bad form. Leads to C splitting open along the tenon if the joint is not perfect.
Hopefully it goes away but point taken, it appears in the mid joist. Running C and D above B might be worth exploring.
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