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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1885)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 69

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1885, leaf 69
stboard laid, within an inch of its free edge and parallel to it.This piece is firmly nailed to the board upon which it rests, andinto the cross-strips below. To the edge of this piece two orthree long strips of wood are nailed vertically, the upper endsbeing nailed to the nearest rafters above. In… … Fig. 22. — Ceiling-board Weighted withStones. after another, until the last is reached. To secure the last one in position the carpenter gets down from his position and adopts other methods. One method is to place this board on the last one secured andweight it with a fewheavy stones, and then itis…

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