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, 1855 |
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... edge of a straight ruler , and KLQ the internal angle of a square , of which the edge is parallel to KL , and coincides with the straight edge , GH . Then , if one end of a string be fastened at F , and the other end to the point Q of ...
... edge of a straight ruler , and KLQ the internal angle of a square , of which the edge is parallel to KL , and coincides with the straight edge , GH . Then , if one end of a string be fastened at F , and the other end to the point Q of ...
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... edge coincides with the height of the arch , and the string should be adjusted so as to be perpendicular to the line AB , by means of the sliding button ; then , the upper edge is of the proper form for the arch ; and by turning over ...
... edge coincides with the height of the arch , and the string should be adjusted so as to be perpendicular to the line AB , by means of the sliding button ; then , the upper edge is of the proper form for the arch ; and by turning over ...
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... edge , and let DE be the line of section . This construction is similar to that of finding the section of a cone , excepting that , instead of drawing lines to a point , they are , in this figure , drawn parallel to the line of section ...
... edge , and let DE be the line of section . This construction is similar to that of finding the section of a cone , excepting that , instead of drawing lines to a point , they are , in this figure , drawn parallel to the line of section ...
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... edge of the soffit ; and the line Aeb being drawn through the points thus found , will be the form of the edge corresponding to the side AB . The breadth of the soffit measured on the parallels will be every where the same , and equal ...
... edge of the soffit ; and the line Aeb being drawn through the points thus found , will be the form of the edge corresponding to the side AB . The breadth of the soffit measured on the parallels will be every where the same , and equal ...
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... edge AD of the developement , be found . To find any point , b , in the other edge , through the points s , 2 , draw the line sb , and make 26 equal to op ; and so of other points . Lines drawn through the points will give the form of ...
... edge AD of the developement , be found . To find any point , b , in the other edge , through the points s , 2 , draw the line sb , and make 26 equal to op ; and so of other points . Lines drawn through the points will give the form of ...
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