What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 433
the crackson either side of the bow-piece inside, between the bark andthe bowpiece (Fig. 284). The thin longitudinal strips are next laid in position, edgeto edge, lapping several inches by the middle; they are whit-tied thin here so as to lap evenly. The ribs are next tightly driven in place,… … <ZI about half an inch apart in the middle. Each rib is driven intoplace with a square-ended stick and a mallet. The ends are stuffed with shavings (Fig. 285 and SectionFig. 286), an4 an oval cedar board is put in the place formerly-occupied by the post that sup-ported the end of the frame.The…
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