Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs (1900)
Wheeler, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1855-1946 · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 149
corner posts and fasten them in place, and ontop of them fasten the plates (a second horizontal frame like thatat the bottom); and see that all this framework is rectangular andfree from winding. The sills and plates can be halved at the corners(see Halving)^ but this is not really necessary in so… … Fig. 18S. Houses for Animals 135 rafters at each end should next be put in place, their ends havingbeen cut at an angle of 45° (see Mitreing) and the upper endsbeing nailed to a strip of board which serves for a ridge-pole. Anintermediate rafter on each side will add stiffness to the roof. The…
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