A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 185
he number of blades required to give the properfineness to the cutting is usually specified as 4, 6, 8, or 10 cut. The hand hammer, shown at (/), is used for drilling holes,and in pointing and chiseling the harder rocks. It is about5 inches in length, and weighs from 2 to 5 pounds. The mallet,… … used in dressing stone. At {(r) is shown the point, which ismade of round or octagonal steel, 8 to 12 inches long,with one end pointed. It is used for chipping off the rough § 8 MASONRY. 15 faces of the stone and reducing- them to approximately planesurfaces, ready for the peen hammer. It is also…
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