The carpenter's and joiner's hand-book: containing a complete treatise on framing hip and valley roofs. Together with much valuable instruction for all mechanics and amateurs, useful rules, tables, etc. ... Illustrated by thirty-seven engravings (1863)
Holly, H. W. (Henry Wells) · Norwich, Conn., Published by H. W. Holly · leaf 27
. Draw the line a through the centre of thedome (Fig. 11); divide the height from h to 22 the carpenters g into as many parts as there are to becourses of boards, or tin. Through 1 and 2draw a line meeting the centre line at d jthat point will be the centre for sweepingthe edges of the board g.… … Let a b (Fig. 12) be the given line. Drawthe line a c, at any convenient angle, to a b ;set the dividers any distance, as from 1 to 2,and run off on a c, as many points as youwish to divide the line a b into ; say 7 parts; HAND-BOOK.. 23 connect the point 7 with 5, and draw the lines at 6, 5, 4,…
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