Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 425
Fig. 11. Square Applied to Determine RelativeLength of Run for Rafter and Hip. 347 8 THE STEEL SQUARE fluous. There may, however, be a certain way of presenting the sub-ject that will carry with it almost the weight assigned to a new theory,making what is already simple still more simple. The steel… … Pig. 12. Use of Square to Determine Length of Run for Rafters on CornersOther than 45°. for the carpenter. With its use the lengths and bevels of every pieceof timber that goes into the construction of the most intricate designof roof, can easily be obtained, and that with but very little…
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