Ankle band

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Elements of half-timbered construction

An ankle band is - similar to a head band - an inclined connection that is used by the carpenter to stabilize a threshold and a stand . A headband sits at the top under a purlin, while the footband is at the bottom on a threshold. Foot straps are used less often than head straps.

If a triangular piece of wood is used instead of the tape, this is called an angle wood . Angled wooden feet are mostly used as decorative elements.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ulf Hestermann, Ludwig Rongen: Frick / Knöll building construction theory . Issue 36, Springer 2015, ISBN 978-3-8348-2565-0 , p. 189.

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