Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 339
against the newel at the top;also the trimmer E, to which thenewel post is fastened. Thestring in this case is tenoned intothe upper newel post the sameway as into the lower one. Fig. 20. Showing Method of Con-necting Housed String toNewels. … Fig. 21. Method of Connect-ing Rail and String toBottom Newel. The open string shown in Fig. 23 is a portionof a finished string, showing nosings and covereturned and finishing against the face of thestring. Along the lower edge of the string isshown a bead or moulding, where the plasteris…
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