Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 27
ow alon£r thebranch as shown in Fig. 10. Frequently a branchmay be broken off near the trunk while the tree isstill young, and the tree continue to grow. The trunkwill increase in size until the end of the branch,which was left behind buried in the main trunk, isentirely covered up. Meanwhile the… … Fig. 9. Checksin Square Post. knot does not seriously impair a piece subjected to a compressivestress, so long as it remains in place, but it greatlyweakens a piece subjected to tension. A knot alwaysspoils the appearance of any wood which is to bepolished. TIMBER IN ITS COMMERCIAL FORM. Conversion…
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