Dovetail Half Lap

Hello,

We want to create a dovetailed half lap joint to connect a tie beam to a rafter.

I have attached 2 photos. One shows a simple lap, the other shows the shape of the dovetail that we'd like to create, without a lap.

I would like to combine these two joints.

I'd like some suggestions.

Thanks

dan

Jason,

Yes, that is what I'm looking for, but without the cutout on the bottom.

I supppose you would call it a half dovetail lap.

I have done a 3-9-4, have tried to explode it and delete the bottom cutout, but haven't had luck. Is that the right track?

Der_Planer,

Thanks very much. I had tried that function, but was trying to over define what I wanted. It's simple.

Thanks,

dan