Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 322
FIG. 4. A LOW TWIN-TREE HUT. i9°5 . THE PRACTICAL BOY. 825 or other timber 2 by 8 inches and 16 feet long, the length of the distance between tree-trunks,and as free from knots as possible. In the 6-foot pieces cut notches at the under … FIG. 5. DETAILS OF FRAMING OF THE BRACE. Saw off and nail two of these pieces to thetrunks of the trees 8 feet above the ground, firstcutting away some of the bark and wood of thetrunk to afford a flat surface for the timbers tolie against on each side. Six-inch steel-wire nails will be required…
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