Hicks' Builders' guide, comprising an easy, practical system of estimating material and labor for carpenters, contractors and builders (1907)
Hicks, I. P. (Isaac Perry), b. 1856 · New York, David Williams company · leaf 143
ERS GUIDE. 141 cut. Hence the bevels of jack rafters on roofs of dif-ferent pitches may be found as easily as on roofs ofequal pitch. The next step will be to show a simple plan for ob-taining the length and cuts of the hip rafter by meansof the square and 2-foot rule. As the run of commonrafter on… … . Fig. 103.—Obtaining Length and Cuts of Hip Rafter by Meansof Steel Square and Two-Foot Rule. 13 inches on the blade and 9 inches on the tongueand measure across and we have 15 10-12 inches,equal to 15 feet 10 inches, the run of the hip rafter.Now take the run of the hip, 15 10-12 inches, on…
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