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 57
-uring or testing the diagonals with a rod in theusual way, and adjusting if necessary—analmost impossible thing to do if the studs areall spiked into position first. Numerous smalldetails of this sort mark the difference betweenthe thoughtful craftsman and the bungler. 34 FRAIMING Such mistakes… … Fig. 18. Cornice Construction. It represents a very easy method of construct-ing cornice and gutter where the bottom of theroof is concaved. Many will put on the raftersto form the concave portion of the roof, but fra:ming 35 this is not at all necessary. Tlie concave portioncan be made much easier…
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