Elementary building construction and drawing : stage 1 (1907)
Burrell, Edward J · London : Longmans Green · leaf 67
Building Construction 56 The collar end in the example is cut to a half dovetail form, and checked out to a depth of \ inch. The rafter is notched \ inch deep to receive the collar beam. Nails or pins then secure the whole. Fig. 86. 37. Notching'. — A common way of fitting joists to wall plates is… … Fig. 87. then spiked (nailed) to the plate. If space permits the end of the joist may project over the wall plate, the portion beyomd serving to tie in the wall plate, fig. 88 {b).
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