Hicks' builders' guide : comprising an easy, practical system of estimating material and labor for carpenters, contractors and builders .. (1910)
Hicks, Isaac Perry, 1856- · New York : David Williams Company · leaf 153
make the requiredmiter may be taken directly from the roof plan, whichgives the bevels for cutting the rafters. To cut the bevel on the planceer A B use the samefigures on the square that make the bevel across thetop of jacks, but reverse the cut. Thus, if 17 onblade and 12 on tongue cuts the jack… … A B D Fig. 107.—Elevation of Roof HavingThree Gables. 152 THE BUILDERS GUIDE. The same figures will also miter the sheeting inthe valley. Now, the planceer B C which goes up thegable runs parallel with the rafters, hence the samefigures which give the cut for the jacks will give thecut for this,…
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