hip rafter , auch: angle rafter

Valley and hip rafters are found in these locations.

The foot of a hip rafter lands on a dragon beam.

The square has many uses, including laying out common rafters, hip rafters and stairs.

The "hips" and hip rafters sit on an external corner of the building and rise to the ridge.

Hip roofs, which slope toward walls on all sides and are joined at hip rafters that span from corners to a ridge.

The dragon beam lies parallel to and below a hip rafter and carries the rafter.

Historically many rafters, including hip rafters, often taper in height 1/5 to 1/6 of there width, the larger end at the foot.

Hip rafter (angle rafter): The rafter in the corners of a hip roof.

Jack rafter, cripple rafter, cripple-jack rafter: A shortened rafter such as landing on a hip rafter or interrupted by a dormer.