Rudiments of the art of building : represented in five sections [...] for the use of architects, builders, draghtsmen, machinists, engineers and mechanics (1853)
Bullock, John · New York : Stringer & Townsend · leaf 135
id to be damped when it is prevented fromwarping or splitting by a rail at each end, as in fig. 98 ; ifthe ends of the rail are cut ofi*, as shownFig 98. at a, it is said to be mitre clamped. There are two ways of laying floorspractised by joiners. In laying what iscalled a straigfd joint floor,… … LEDCE
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