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 36
he level moulding, draw the hor-izontal lines 1, 2, 3, &c. Draw the line fsquare from the rake: set the same distancesfrom this line that you find on the levelmoulding 1, 2, 3, &c. Trace the curvethrough these points 1, 2, 3, &c, and youhave the form of the raking moulding. Hold the… … Fig. 21. Let Fig. 21 be the square; find the centre«/ set the compasses from the corner b, toa ; describe the circle cutting the outside lineat c and d; repeat the same at each corner,and draw lines c e, f g, h d, and ij. Theselines will form the octagon desired 25. To draw a hexagon or six-sided…
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