The carpenter's new guide; a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery, treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, groins, niches, roofs, and domes, and containing a great variety of original designs. Also a full exemplification of the theory and practice of stair building, cornices, mouldings, and dressings of every description. Including also some observations and calculations on the strength of timber (1854)
HAND-RAILING. 89 PLATE 73. To draw the Face-moulds for the Railing of an elliptic Stair-case. The plan and section being laid down as in the preceding plates, it will be observed thatthe ends of the steps are equally divided at each end; that is, they are equally divided roundthe elliptic wall, and…
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