Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 179
antling at the top may be cylindricalin form. Although the roof shown is bell-shaped, the rafters arenot cut to fit the curve. They are made straight and are filledout by furring pieces l 1>. Pieces of plank c c are cut in betweenthe furring pieces, as shown, so as to give a nailing for the… … Fig. 306. Frame for Tower. 139 130 CARPENTRY faces and hips, the curve of the hip rafters will not be the same asthe curve shown by a section through one of the faces of the tower.In order to find the true curve for the hip rafters the same methodis followed as was explained for the hip rafter in…
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