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 61
he thickness seven eighths of an inch. A similar statementwall apply to the various thicknesses of planks also. The sawingis often very irregular, however, and frequently some boards orplanks \vill run thick enough in sawing to give the required thick-ness when planed, so it is well to look for… … Boards.—These are one inch thick or less. Matched-boards^ or sheathing, have a groove on one edge anda corresponding tongue on the other (Fig. 31.) Any number ofboards can thus be joined to make a wide surface. The edgesof these boards were formerly tongued and grooved by hand Wood 47 with…
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