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An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)

Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 637

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used. Professor Robison lias veryproperly observed, that a skilful carpenter never emjiloys many straps, considering themas auxiliaries foreign to his art. The most important uses of them are, that of suspend-ing the tie beam to the king-post, and of securing the feet of the i rincipal rafters to… … Chav. ni, CARPENTRY. «17 even tlieii they are liable to rust. Wherever the iron work used for securing a systemof franiing is exjiosed to the luunidity of the atmosphere, it should be renderedd.irable by freciuent i)aiuting. Vrxcti { Britixh Carpenter, 1759) observes thus: Ihere isoae particular…

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