Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954 · New York, Dodd, Mead and company · leaf 206
done lay an-other over it with the new layer of bundles, cov-ering the cords which secure the first layer tothe roof (Fig. 20b), and continue to work upward,placing one layer over another until the ridgeor apex of the roof is reached. In placing eachnew layer or stelch, however, you should takecare… … Fio. 23a 190 THE AMATEUR CARPENTER matter. After carrying up the thatch to thetop of the roof begin again at the eaves andlay another series of stelches, blending and com-bining the edges where they join and alwaysbreaking joints where one bundle overlaps an-other (Fig. 20c). When the roof is…
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