Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 459
ghts that support them are of oak, ash,or other hard wood 2^ inches square and 42inches long. The lower ends are let into bases ofheavy hard wood, 2 inches thick, 10 inches wide,and 3 feet 6 inches long. Square holes are cut inthe middle of these bases, two feet apart, so thateight inches of wood… … FIG. 2. DETAILS OF FLOORHORIZONTAL BAR. THE PRACTICAL BOY. lOl chisel and mallet, taking care to make them veryaccurate, so there will be no play to the uprightswhen driven in the holes. The stepping-plankisof hard wood also, 12 inches wide, i}^ inches inthickness, and long enough to span the…
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