. The book of the garden. Gardening. inserted in a groove; b an improved lap, and consists in using thin slips of lead in connection with putty; c Stewart's lap; d slip of thin lead bent in form of the letter S, used by glaziers to keep the glass in its proper place on steep roofs or perpendicular frames until the putty is thoroughly set, when they are entirely removed. Metallic laps add greatly to the strength of glazing by giving each pane a firm bearing on the upper and lower edges, and by preventing water from lodging between the laps of the glass; and has the advantage over putty that it
. The book of the garden. Gardening. inserted in a groove; b an improved lap, and consists in using thin slips of lead in connection with putty; c Stewart's lap; d slip of thin lead bent in form of the letter S, used by glaziers to keep the glass in its proper place on steep roofs or perpendicular frames until the putty is thoroughly set, when they are entirely removed. Metallic laps add greatly to the strength of glazing by giving each pane a firm bearing on the upper and lower edges, and by preventing water from lodging between the laps of the glass; and has the advantage over putty that it cannot be displaced. The most common forms of glazing are shown in fig. 7 64—namely, the rectangular, a; the fragment, b; the perforated shield, c; the entire shield, d; the rhomboidal, e; the curvilinear /; the reversed curvilinear g ; and the long pane of from 12 inches to 3 or 4 feet, introduced since the repeal of the glass duty. Of all these methods, we greatly prefer the curvilinear, be- cause the rain water is in it attracted to the middle of the panes, and conse- quently drawn from the sides, where it might find its way under the putty, and thence into the house ; and if a small opening be left in the putty at the centre. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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