Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making [by P. Nicholson. by P. Nicholson, revised by T. Tredgold. [2 pt. Followed by] The elements of geometry [and] The Metropolitan building act, 1855T. Kelly, 1856 - 216 pages |
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... thickness , which is straight , as shown by the dotted lines C'B , when the string , Ca , is loose . The bar CB is fixed at one end into a strong piece , AB , of equal thickness to the breadth of the bar CB . The piece AB is provided ...
... thickness , which is straight , as shown by the dotted lines C'B , when the string , Ca , is loose . The bar CB is fixed at one end into a strong piece , AB , of equal thickness to the breadth of the bar CB . The piece AB is provided ...
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... thicknesses ; or , by securing one piece to another , with a piece on each side , over the joint , and then spiking or bolting each piece or both sides of the joint . Sometimes the pieces that are applied on the sides are made of wood ...
... thicknesses ; or , by securing one piece to another , with a piece on each side , over the joint , and then spiking or bolting each piece or both sides of the joint . Sometimes the pieces that are applied on the sides are made of wood ...
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... thickness of the tenon for any of these kinds of joints is generally made one - fourth of the thickness of the timber ; and the tenons are made short in modern works , the joints being bound together by straps of iron . Having treated ...
... thickness of the tenon for any of these kinds of joints is generally made one - fourth of the thickness of the timber ; and the tenons are made short in modern works , the joints being bound together by straps of iron . Having treated ...
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... thicker where it is bent round the foot of the abutments ; see fig . 5. For convenience , it was formed in lengths , and joined by gibs and wedges , as shown in fig . 6 . The truss - pieces B , B , are of cast iron , 3 inches in thickness ...
... thicker where it is bent round the foot of the abutments ; see fig . 5. For convenience , it was formed in lengths , and joined by gibs and wedges , as shown in fig . 6 . The truss - pieces B , B , are of cast iron , 3 inches in thickness ...
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... thickness ; and , because the pressure occasioned by the weight of the covering is uniformly distributed over the principal rafters , these principal rafters must be supported at a certain number of equidistant points , which will ...
... thickness ; and , because the pressure occasioned by the weight of the covering is uniformly distributed over the principal rafters , these principal rafters must be supported at a certain number of equidistant points , which will ...
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