Short piece of timber halved across a cruck blade, either carrying a wall plate or attached to the cruck stud.
Alternative(s): cruck spur
f) Cruck stud g) Wall plate h) Packing piece i) Ridge piece j) Collar k*) Spur l) Cruck blade m) Sill beam
A) Base cruck F) Two-tier cruck
f*) Plate i) Upper tiebeam j) Lower tiebeam k) Common rafter m) Joggled halving n) Barefaced dovetail p) Spur