King, Charles A. (Charles Albert), b. 1865 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.] American book compay · leaf 42
lculating, show thatthe board contains 17 board measure. If the board were LUMBERING AND VARIETIES OF WOOD 27 12 long, it would contain 13; and if 14 long, by readingthe middle line of figures, the board would be seen to con-tain 15. In using this scale, it is customary to read to the… … Fig. 17. — Lumber Scale. boards 82 wide, of the same length as the above, wouldbe measured as having 8 and 9, respectively, in theirsurfaces. In short, the fractions of a foot are not consid-ered in surveying the lumber in common use. 13. Qualities of wood. — (A.) Certain kinds of woodare adapted…
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