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 319
, and is either nailed orscrewed to the tread. Fig. 243 shows the customary way of puttingrisers and treads together. T, T shows the treads;R,R the risers; S,S the string; 0,0 the cove mould- 280 PRACTICAL CARPENTRY ing under the nosing X,X. B,B shows the blocksthat hold the tread and risers… … FIG. 243 equal distances apart, putting the two outside onesabout six inches from the strings. They are gluedin the angle. It will be noticed that the riser hasa lip on the upper edge which enters into a groovein the tread. This lip is generally about f incheslong, and may be | or ^ an inch in…
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