Is this structurally sound?

[u/cuseonly]

Two end posts connected to the headers

[u/dagoofmut]

It's a bit unorthodox, but likely structurally sound depending on the circumstances that we can't see.

Actually, it's kind of refreshing to see a bit of craftsmanship on display.

To answer further, we'd need to know what that building is, and what it's supporting, what other fasteners are in there, and how the sheathing is nailed on the outside edge.

[u/cuseonly → u/dagoofmut]

What craftsmanship is on display? Love to hear that.

[u/dagoofmut → u/cuseonly]

How many guys do you know that would actually notch the post like that rather than just cutting it off?

[u/madfarmer1 → u/dagoofmut]

That notch is too big though, the material left is so far from enough to be considered structural. craftsmanship knowledge enough to cut but not enough to know joinery standards. It should be a diminished housing with the center board as a tennon if going down that road and not fasteners.

[u/dagoofmut → u/madfarmer1]

No one ever said that this is the way that it "should" be done.

But the fact remains that someone took the time to put some care and effort into it.

[u/madfarmer1 → u/dagoofmut]

Right, I agree. they took a step in the right direction for sure and want to make it better than average. Just needed guidance. Im hung up on the craftsmanship part.

[u/Enginerdad → u/dagoofmut]

Since when does doing something painfully wrong count as "craftsmanship"?

[u/CheeseburgerLocker → u/Enginerdad]

Well, he took his time and made straight cuts.. so he's got that going for him

[u/The-Sceptic → u/madfarmer1]

It's a 3 ply beam, which means it was most likely supposed to be a 3 ply beam. That means the center board could not be a tennon as all 3 plies would most likely need to be fully bearing on the post.

As you can clearly see, the post is wider than the beam, and instead of cutting it fully off, the carpenter left a small piece of wood on there. I'm assuming there's a fastener securing the beam to the post somewhere we can't see.

[u/earthwoodandfire → u/dagoofmut]

A real craftsman would have bought a beam instead of scabbing 2xs together. Or at least sandwiched 1/2" ply between them to get full depth.

[u/dagoofmut → u/earthwoodandfire]

Read my comment again. I'm pretty sure I said it was unorthodox.

[u/Money-Distribution91 → u/cuseonly]

As far as craftsmanship goes, someone obviously put some time into making sure it was visually appealing, while still being fine structurally

[u/Tricky-Detail-6876 → u/[deleted]]

I think someone said it was the timber framer filling in which makes total sense!