A few years back I was asked to build some Japanese garden structures.
First to be built was the Japanese Tea house, then the foot bridge and finally a Pergola, which is not shown in this set of photos.
The project is built in white cedar lumber, with stainless steel fasteners.
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Jim, Great work. Love it.