In 2019 one new field called Halved joint codes was added with the aim of helping to stylistically date early and cruck buildings in particular:
Halved Joint codes
J1 : Basic halving
J2 : Bare-faced dovetail
J3 : Bare-faced dovetail with refined profile
J4 : Notched-lap joint with simple entry
J5 : Notched-lap joint with refined entry
J6 : Notched-lap joint with central notch
In 2016 a number of improvements were made to BARD:
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Improved clarity of printouts from BARD through an increase in the size of the tick-boxes.
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Eight new fields added, primarily aimed at helping to record carpentry and early features. The seven new fields are: 1) Pegged rafters, 2) Carpenters’ Marks, 3) Cranked collar/tiebeam, 4) Cusping, 5) Trestle sawn, 6) Pit sawn 7) Spandrel struts and 8) Carpenters’ marks.
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The Carpenters’ Marks field can either be used to record the method of making the makes: either Scribed or Chiseled, or for more detail use the following annotation can be used in the field:
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1st figure identifies the length in centimeters
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2nd letter identifies the type: (S) = Scribed, (C) = Chiseled or (B) = both.
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3rd letter describes the characters used: (R) = Roman numeral, (A) = Arabic or (O) = Other.
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4th & 5th letters identify the use of additional details: (H) = half circles, (F) = Full circles, (T) = Tags or Flags.
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In addition a few of the drop-down menu’s under existing fields were added to:
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7-canted roof was added under the ‘Roof truss other’ field
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Waggon roof was added under the ‘Roof truss other’ field
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Raised cruck was added under the ‘Type of Cruck’ field
Further suggestions for improvements are always welcome.