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<p>A <b>crown post</b> is a term in traditional <a href="page.php?w=timber_framing">timber framing</a> for a <a href="page.php?w=Post_%28structural%29">post</a> in roof framing which stands on a <a href="page.php?w=tie_beam">tie beam</a> or <a href="page.php?w=collar_beam">collar beam</a> and supports a collar plate. Historically, crown posts were called <a href="page.php?w=king_post">king post</a>s, but this usage is confusing and obsolete. A crown post is designed to be in a compression and transfers weight to the tie beam, where a king post is</p><p>
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