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 120
a point thatgives trouble, yet there is nothing sim-pler when properly understood. Take,for instance, how to find the cuts forhips, valleys, and jacks when the com-mon rafters are 6 to 12, 7 to 12, 8 to 12,9 to 12,10 to 12, etc. Take the first example, 6 to 12. Theformula given applies to all… … Fig. 54. Lengths and Cut of Common and Hip Rafters. be in the proportions here given. Twelve onthe tongue is used because it represents one foot,and 17 because it is the length of the diagonal 98 FRAIVIING of a foot square, and represents the correspond-ing run of the hip or valley to one foot run…
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