due to the keys, appear ae be-fore the test. The holes for the keys present a remarkably goodappearance; there is little crushing of the fibres; and the sidesof the holes in the splice plates and in the stick, the lov/erones excepted, are in the sane horzontal line. Considerable ten-dency of the… … Joint G 2. In this the stick itself was in good condition, havingbut a few season checks, and only one small knot in the lower half of the splice, just below the lowest key on the south side.The splice pieces were not of proper material; a glance at thepicture will show the defects. Failure in this…
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