Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 218
t. This final floatingis done first with a wooden float, and afterwards with a metal float ortrowel. The top surface is then cut directly over the cuts made in thebase, care being taken to cut entirely through the top and base allaround each block. The joint is then finished with a jointer. Fig.80,… … Fig. 81. Brass Dot Roller. Fig. 83. Brass Line Roller, which is likely to peel off. Just before the floating, a very thin layerof dryer consisting of dry cement and sand mixed in the proportionof one to one, or even richer, is frequently spread over the surface;but this is generally undesirable, as…
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