Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 411
Fig, 3), it willbe seen that it is a wedge more adapted to splitting all wood throughwhich it is driven than to make the parts more secure. It was thesuccessor of the oak pin of Colonial days, and was used in much thesame way. After the parts were most carefully fitted together, holeswere bored… … slight Fig.4. End of a Piece of Old Timber from Capitol, Wash-iugton, D. C Showing Former Method ofMaking Spliced Joint. Fig. 4 isthe end of a timber taken from the Capitol, which showshow the splice joint was made; this was a joiners fit, which tookvery little to complete the union. Through all…
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