Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 159
of uniform size cannot be /2. Fig. 66.—Broken Ashlar (Three Sizes). cheaply quarried the stone may be used to better advantage inbroken ashlar, but it takes longer to build it, and, as a rule, brokenashlar costs considerably more than ccursed ashlar. This style of 54 B UILDING CONS TR UC TION. work… … Fig. 67.—Broken Ashlar. the best appearance no horizontal joint should be more than 4 feetlong, and several sizes of stone should be used. Broken ashlar canbe more quickly laid, and at less expense, if the stone is cut to cer-tain heights in the yard, so that only one end joint need be cut afthe…
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