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 23
ll;and, for masomy construction, the ashlar line,which indicates the outside face of the brick orstone wall. The main rectangle of the plan is laid out 3 4 FRAMING fiist; and then the supplemental rectangles—as for ells, porches, bays, etc.—are laid out withreference to it, in their proper places.… … Fig. 1. Squaring Work by tlie 6, 8, and 10 Eule. and may be quickly done by three parties, asfollows: Run off 24 feet; then the first partyshould take the end of the tape, and hold it atthe 24th foot. The second party should holdthe line with thumb and finger at the 16th foot,and the third party in…
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