Common-sense stair building and handrailing .. (1913)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co · leaf 117
of tread proper. The third or long side being the Ii6 COMMON-SENSE HANDRAILING run or going of the stair. A sketch of one isshown in the shaded portion of the string, Fig. il, andits application. The dotted line running through thepitch board shows the line of nosings, and the thirdedge or run of… … Fig. II. the board, and thewidth of the tread onthe other. Its appli-cation to actual workis apparent withoutfurther explanation. The string shown in Fig. II exhibits a wide tread atthe bottom, a circumstance that sometimes happens—though a change of pitch should always be avoidedwhere possible—and…
Stair building · Hand-railing
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