Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 88
Fig. 51. Halved Joint Fig. 52. Dovetail Halved Joint will be in all respects equivalent to a single unbroken piece, and willsatisfy all of the requirements of the unbroken piece. This is reallythe only measure of the efficiency of a splice. 64 CARPENTRY 55 … Fig. 53. Dovetail Halved Joint with OneFlare There are three kinds of forces to which a piece may be sub-jected, namely: Compression, tension, and bending. A splice whichwould be very effective in atimber acted upon by one of theseforces might be absolutely worth-less in a piece which must…
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