Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 192
. The clapboard A is nailed atthe edges and the one side wedgedup to the angle the backing wouldtake, care being taken to allow thesquare to touch the edge B B of therafter at C C. The square used on theside of the rafter gives the plumb cutCD, and CM over the clapboard gives the side bevel. In… … Fig. 203. Simpler Method ofAvoiding Projecting Hip Rafter 152 CARPENTRY 141 cut at C. The length of the rafter can be found by using proportionor by finding the length oi B D. In using proportion, it is evident that B E, the run of the shortvalley, is to Ci^ as 7 feet 6 inches, or 90 inches, is to…
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