Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 273
CD 238 PRACTICAL CARPENTRY quarter pitch—though the rule works for anypitch when followed as here laid down—^we set upone foot of the rafter, as at Fig. 182, raising it up6 inches, which gives it an incHnation of quarterpitch; then the diagonal will be nearly 13i inches.Now draw a right-angled… … FIQ. 183 13^ inches is the side to mark from; this must beborne in mind, and it must be remembered thatthis bevel must be used for both cuts, the 12-inchside not being used at all. Another excellent method for obtaining thesection of a raking mould that will intersect agiven horizontal moulding, is…
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