Picking up some items last night at Lowe's I discovered a Simpson bracket I never knew existed.
It's the BCS Post Cap. The BCS allows for the connection of 2-2x's to a 4x post (BCS2-2/4) or 3-2x's to a 6x post (BCS2-3/6) , without using spacers or fillers.
(http://www.strongtie.com/graphics/products/large/052a-2009.gif)
http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/BC.asp (http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/BC.asp)
M.D. is the plywood needed for strength on johns plans or is it a filler?
While the plywood likely does add some stiffness, I do not think the calculations consider the plywood. I might be wrong on that. ???
I am going to use those when I construct the cabin battery box and the porch.
Thanks Don, that is a good one I didn't know about either!
(http://www.countryplans.com/images/nash/ladder-0.jpg)
That's the one I used in the above pic. Works great.
http://www.countryplans.com/nash.html#Ladder (http://www.countryplans.com/nash.html#Ladder)