Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 36
Fig. 13. Method of CuttingPlanks from a Log 25 16 CARPENTRY … Fig. 14. Method of Slicing a Log Planks are sometimes simply sliced from the log as shown inFig. 14, without first dividing it into quarters, but this is the worstpossible way of cutting them, as the natural tendency of the timber to shrink causes the planks to curl up asshown in Fig. 15. It is…
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