Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building; a general reference work .. (1912)
American School (Lansing, Ill.) · Chicago, American school of correspondence · leaf 70
use of batter boards. Oneof these is shown in Fig. 34. It will be seen that it consists of apost A, which is set up at the corner, together with two horizontalpieces BB, which extend outward for a short distance along the sidesof the rectangle that has been laid out. The horizontal pieces maybe… … CARPENTRY 45 and cords may then be stretched between the notches from batterboard to batter board. These cords will give the exact location ofthe Hnes. Another way to indicate the position of the Hnes is by drivingsmall nails into the tops of the batter boards instead of cuttingnotches in them; but…
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