An apparatus and associated method for a header in a structural framing
system comprising a pair of track members defining opposing receiving
portions. A plurality of column members is disposed substantially
transversely to the track members and joined thereto. A web member is
receivingly engaged in the receiving portions and spans the column
members. The track members can be characteristically longitudinally
arcuate and the web member characteristically conformable to the arcuate
shape of the track members. In one illustrative embodiment the track
members can comprise a plurality of flexibly joined sections that are
moveable to define a selected arcuate longitudinal shape. A retaining
member is adapted for retaining the flexibly joined sections in the
selected shape. A fixing member is adapted for fixing the web member to
one or more column members and/or one or more of the track members after
the track members achieve the selected shape.