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 131
ddle rod should be 1| inches,the others f of an inch. Dimensions of Timbers for Pigs. 1 & 2. For both frames—Eafters, 2 by 6; plates and purlin plates, 6 by 8.For each bent in Fig. 1—Tie-beams, 8 by 10; principal rafters, 7 by 9.For each bent in Fig. 2—Tie-beams, 10 by 12; principal rafters, 7…
Carpentry · Bridges
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