The American house-carpenter; a treatise on the art of building, and the strength of materials (1873)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879 · New York : J. Wiley · leaf 392
of the second riser, c7, and from p, with half the tread in thedividers, space off as at o, q, r, s, t, u, &c., as far as <f; upon 2,3, 4 and 5, describe the centre-line of the rail around to the eyeof the scroll; from the points of division in the circle, o r it, drawlines to the… … 4:94:.— To obtain the falling-mould for the raking part of thescroll. Tangical to the rail at h, (Fig. 330,) draw h k, parallel to da; then k d1 will be the joint bet ween the twist and the other partof the scroll. Make d e* equal to the stretch-out of de, and upon d 48 378 AMERICAN…
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