Builders' architectural drawing self-taught : containing descriptions of drawing instruments and accessories, with rules for using them, and hints as to their care and management ... (1917)
Hodgson, Fred. T. (Frederick Thomas), 1836-1919, Frederick J. Drake & Co · Chicago, F. J. Drake · leaf 40
on these plans. INSERT FOLDOUT HERE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING SELF TAUGHT 33 ments, such as splines, ellipsographs, and beam-compasses; the latter being designed fordrawing circles of large diameter, and are somade that the points can be moved to thedesired distance apart. One steel point may beremoved… … Fig. 17. Splines are flexible strips of wood or metal,and are used for forming cur\^es—regular orvariable—and are held in position by a peculiarattachment which serves to hold the curve inposition as shown at S S S, Fig. 17. Theseattachments are made of lead. The ellipsograph is a costly instrument…
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