Bench work in wood; a course of study and practice designed for the use of schools and colleges (1905)
Goss, W. F. M. (William Freeman Myrick), 1859-1928 · Boston, New York, Ginn & company · leaf 162
cleat is a piece of material fastenedacross the width of a board to prevent its warping; if the sur-face is composed of several pieces, the cleat is also designedto hold them together. It may be applied to the back of the WOOD CONSTRUCTION. 143 pieces, as shown by Fig. 275, or across the ends, as… … and swells more across the grain than with it, there is likelyto be some movement of one on the other, and the fasten-ings used to secure the cleat should be of such a nature as toallow it. Otherwise, the edges of the board will be rigidly held,and shrinkage will result in the formation of large…
Woodwork (Manual training)
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