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 121
ardor fixed points for any pitch desired. Taking the 6-inch rise to the foot, the com-mon rafter is 13% inches, and the hip or valley18 inches for a one-foot run. Now, suppose wewish to fijid the length of the common rafterfor a building 22 feet 6 inches wide. Since therun is one-half of this… … Fig. 55. Getting the Length of Rafters. tongue and check. Then slide the square alongtill the 12 rests at the check, and mark alongthe blade, which will be the proper point forthe plumb cut. Proceed in like manner for the hip or valley,taking 17 and 6; but, at the last placing of thesquare, instead…
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