A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 365
es willbe somewhat as shown at {a), in Fig. 12, which is an enlargedsection through the girt and comer post on the line xy. Awooden pin is then driven through these holes, and by for-cing them into line it brings the shoulders of the tenon /tight up against the cheeks of the mortise q, thus… … Fto. 12. grained, loni^h, and durable wood, preferably locust or oak,about 1 inch to 1., inches s(|uare on the ends, and about 2inches more in length than the mortised timber is in thickness. § 9 CARPENTRY. 35 The corners are planed off, bringing it down to an octag-onal shape on the ends, and its…
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