. A manual of the timbers of the world : their characteristics and uses : to which is appended an account by S. Fitzgerald of the artificial seasoning of timber. Timber. A. Plain Sciwn. B. Quarter C. Quarter sawn. for secret nailing: the ends also are tongued and grooved, so that they can be joined without cross-cutting to fit the joists. The lengths are much shorter than those commonly used in English prepared floorings, ranging as the wood falls from the saw, from 18 inches to 16 feet, the average being about 8 feet. A very excellent plan of hollowing the under side is adopted in orde
. A manual of the timbers of the world : their characteristics and uses : to which is appended an account by S. Fitzgerald of the artificial seasoning of timber. Timber. A. Plain Sciwn. B. Quarter C. Quarter sawn. for secret nailing: the ends also are tongued and grooved, so that they can be joined without cross-cutting to fit the joists. The lengths are much shorter than those commonly used in English prepared floorings, ranging as the wood falls from the saw, from 18 inches to 16 feet, the average being about 8 feet. A very excellent plan of hollowing the under side is adopted in order to provide for a free current of air, and the consequent ventilation of the floor to prevent the attack of dry rot. According to the Pioneer Western Lumberman, San Francisco,. 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 Howard, Alexander Liddon, 1863-1946; Fitzgerald, S. London : Macmillan
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