Carpentry made easy, or, The science and art of framing, on a new and improved system : with specific instructions for building balloon frames, barn frames, mill frames, warehouses, church spires, etc., comprising also a system of bridge building, with bills, estimates of cost, and valuable tables ... (1857)
Bell, William E · Philadelphia : Howard Challen · leaf 115
on the tongue, or proportional parts of each,and the bevel on the blade will be the required side bevel. Remark.—In a hip roof which is perfectly square, the hip raftersneed have no side bevel; for two of them can be cut of full length,and set up, opposite each other first, ^\ ith their down bevels…
Carpentry · Bridges
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