The American house carpenter. A treatise on the art of building. Comprising styles of architecture, strength of materials, and the theory and practice of the construction of floors, framed girders, roof trusses, rolled-iron beams, tubular-iron girders, cast-iron girders, stairs, doors, windows, mouldings, and cornices; together with a compend of mathematics. A manual for the practical use of architects, carpenters, stair-builders, and others (1880)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879, Hatfield, O. P., ed · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 343
f a round rail is the same as for thestraight part. The tw^ists are to be sawed square through. 287.—Posiiion of llie Butt-Joint.—When a block forthe wreath of a hand-rail is sawed square through theplank, the joint, in all cases, is to be laid on the face-mouldsquare to the tangent and cut square… … Fig. 169, face-mould, then, especially, care is required in locating thejoint. The method of sawing square through is attendedwith so many advantages that it is now generally followed ;yet, as it is possible that for certain reasons some may prefer, POSITION OF THE BUTT-JOINT. 305 in some cases, to…
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