Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 73
of batter boards. Oneof these is shown in Fig. 34. It will be seen that it consists of apost . 1, which is set up at the corner, together with two horizontalpieces I! II, which extend outward for a short distance along the sidesof the rectangle that has been laid out. The horizontal pieces maybe… … CARPENTRY 45 and cords may then be stretched between the notches from batterboard to batter board. These cords will give the exact location ofthe lines. Another way to indicate the position of the lines is by drivingsmall nails into the tops of the batter boards instead of cuttingnotches in them;…
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