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 367
t have two or three coatsof good shellac varnish, and the whole of theexterior should be painted in the usual manner. The size of house here described is the 328 PRACTICAL CARPENTEY smallest recommended, but no difficulty will befound in adapting the methods and specifica-tions to larger houses.… … Fig. 275. Circular House with Curving Roof. First make the pattern the curve and lengthneeded, by describing a section of a circle havingthe proper radius to cut within an inch or half-inch of the top and bottom edges of the rafteras shown in the detail drawing. Fig. 276. Tomake the radius, use…
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