The American House Carpenters' and Joiners' Assistant: Being a New and Easy System of Lines, Founded on Geometrical Principles, for Cutting Every Description of Joints, and for Framing the Most Difficult Roofs; to which is Added a Complete Treatise on Mathematical Instruments. Also, Mensuration, Tables of the Weights and Cohesive Strength of the Several Materials Used in the Construction of Buildings, &c |
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... inch boards . w the ribs to an oblong plan , determine first , the height of the ceiling . In en the groin rib at Fig . 2 , is a semicircle ; consequently , it raises one half mallest span , and the transverse and angle ribs will be a ...
... inch boards . w the ribs to an oblong plan , determine first , the height of the ceiling . In en the groin rib at Fig . 2 , is a semicircle ; consequently , it raises one half mallest span , and the transverse and angle ribs will be a ...
Page 20
... inches from centres ; and in order to support the laths at the cres , brackets are fixed at the internal and external angles . and equ 2.2.9 perp the base curv brac E prec not PLATE XIII . Figure 1 . Shows the method of finding the ...
... inches from centres ; and in order to support the laths at the cres , brackets are fixed at the internal and external angles . and equ 2.2.9 perp the base curv brac E prec not PLATE XIII . Figure 1 . Shows the method of finding the ...
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... Dra is t the quant we ha a stra It i it may straigh togeth Exh 40 to not be inch b best withou is alm All g the wal Figure 3 . Let ACD be a truss , to. In th to anoth for whe opposite plate . Fig of th eleva the s of the.
... Dra is t the quant we ha a stra It i it may straigh togeth Exh 40 to not be inch b best withou is alm All g the wal Figure 3 . Let ACD be a truss , to. In th to anoth for whe opposite plate . Fig of th eleva the s of the.
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... inches ; the rafters and braces 5 × 8 ; the battens of 1 ich boards , spiked to the timbers with large nails . It is believed to be the est roof that can be constructed , as it has all the advantages of a solid mass , ithout the great ...
... inches ; the rafters and braces 5 × 8 ; the battens of 1 ich boards , spiked to the timbers with large nails . It is believed to be the est roof that can be constructed , as it has all the advantages of a solid mass , ithout the great ...
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... inches , 6 feet 7 inches for instance , end the compasses from the primary division numbered 6 , to the 7th upper division , reckoning backwards , as before . Diagonal Scales . In the simply divided scales one of the primary divisions ...
... inches , 6 feet 7 inches for instance , end the compasses from the primary division numbered 6 , to the 7th upper division , reckoning backwards , as before . Diagonal Scales . In the simply divided scales one of the primary divisions ...
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26 Spruce St ABCD angle rib beam beam compasses bevel breadth Cast Iron circle circumference colatitude compasses copy cube root cubic feet depth describe the arc diagonal diameter divided draw the lines Drawn by L.D. edge Eighths elevation ellipsis extent will reach Figure floor frame Frustum girders given number gnomonic projection half hypothenuse inches Invented and Drawn jack-rafters joists L.D. Gould length in feet limb line of chords line of numbers line of sines Lith 26 Spruce MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS meridian method of finding Multiply nail number of degrees number of equal paper perpendicular plane Plate polygon primary divisions proportional purlin quarter girt radius rafter represent right angles right line roof Rule screw secants Shows the method slider sliding soffit straight line STRENGTH OF MATERIALS stroke subdivision tangents thickness transverse distance triangle truss vernier scale weight