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Arched braces: curved paired braces forming an arch, connecting wall or post below with tie-beam or collar beam above. Passing braces: long straight braces passing across other members of the truss.
Braces can be straight or curved (also called arched).
Hammer-beam: beam projecting at right-angles, usually from the top of a wall, to carry arched braces or struts and arched braces or struts and arched braces.
WAGON ROOF: a roof constructed of closely set rafters, each pair being joined by a collar beam and a pair of arched braces. WALL PLATE: the lowest, horizontal roof beam, which lies on top of the wall, parallel with the ridge beam.
 See also: Crossing, Frame, Architecture, Collar, Brace
  
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