Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 115
s a mouthful of these pegs,and with quick motions works precisely and in the same rapidmanner as a similar class of workmen do at home. Theshinglers hammer is a curious implement (fig. 61, B, C). Theiron portion is in the shape of a square block, with its roughenedface nearly on a level with its… … FiG. Gl.— Bunch of Shingles, Nails, akd Hammer. finger opposite the strip of brass; he takes a peg from hismouth with the same hand with which he holds the hammer,and with the thumb and forefinger holding the peg against the brass strip (fig. 62), he forcesit into the shingle by a pushingblow. By…
Architecture, Japanese
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