Wood timber framing connection joint

A method of providing a wooden structural joint, comprising:

• locating a wooden rectangular base member on a surface, the wooden rectangular base member comprising a removed center element, a plurality of removed center edge elements, and four intact corner elements, where the removed center element and the at least two removed center edge elements are cut vertically into one end of the wooden rectangular base member;
• positioning a plurality of horizontal members in association with the wooden rectangular base member, each horizontal member having a tab cut therein at one edge of the horizontal member such that all horizontal members fit securely when assembled within the wooden rectangular base member, each tab cut in each horizontal member at a different orientation than at least one other tab in at least one other horizontal member;
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• locating a wooden rectangular top member having one end cut similar to the wooden rectangular base member atop the wooden rectangular base member and the plurality of horizontal members such that each horizontal member is in contact with at least one other horizontal member.

A wooden structural joint, comprising:

• a wooden rectangular base member comprising, at one end, a removed center element, a plurality of removed center edge elements, and four intact corner elements, where the removed center element and the plurality of removed center edge elements are formed from vertical and horizontal cuts into the one end of the wooden rectangular base member;
• a plurality of horizontal members, each horizontal member having a height and further having a tab cut therein at one edge of the horizontal member, each tab cut in each horizontal member at a different orientation than at least one other tab in at least one other horizontal member, the tab cut such that all horizontal members fit securely together when assembled within the wooden rectangular base member;
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• a wooden rectangular top member having one end cut similar to the wooden rectangular base member;
• wherein each of the plurality of horizontal members is positionable in association with and partially within the wooden rectangular base member such that each horizontal member contacts at least one other horizontal member.