A treatise on carriages : comprehending coaches, chariots, phaetons, curricles, whiskies, &c: together with their proper harness, in which the fair prices of every article are accurately stated . nd 3, The front, back, and fideview of a gig body, in the framing only. A. The bottom fide, in which is framed thepillars and brackets. B. The corner pillars, left with a fwell toftrengthen and fupport the loop by which thebody hangs, tenoned in the top or elbow rails,and bottom fide. C. The fore pillar, tenoned in the bottomfide, and lapped in the elbow rails. D. The Handing pillar, tenoned in the bo
A treatise on carriages : comprehending coaches, chariots, phaetons, curricles, whiskies, &c: together with their proper harness, in which the fair prices of every article are accurately stated . nd 3, The front, back, and fideview of a gig body, in the framing only. A. The bottom fide, in which is framed thepillars and brackets. B. The corner pillars, left with a fwell toftrengthen and fupport the loop by which thebody hangs, tenoned in the top or elbow rails,and bottom fide. C. The fore pillar, tenoned in the bottomfide, and lapped in the elbow rails. D. The Handing pillar, tenoned in the bottomlide and elbow rails. E. The elbow^ rails, morticed on the corner andHanding pillar, and lapped on the fore pillar; onthefe rails the wings and head are fixed to the fide. JF. The back rail, tenoned in the corner pillar,and lapped on the elbow rail, to which it is fcrew-ed : on this the pannel brads, and the back of thehead is fixed. G. The front and back feat rails, fcrewed onthe corner pillar, and tenoned in the Handingpillar. H. The bottom bars, tenoned in the bottomlide: the pannel brads on the hind one, and thefoot-board laps on the fore one, to which it isfcrewed. /. The fhiu- V. T H E G I G B O D Y. ^l /. The brackets, tenoned in the ends of thebottom fides : their ufe is to fiipport the foot-board, in which it is grooved, and fere wed fromthe outfide. K. The foot-board, fixed in the brackets andon the bottom bar. L. The flats and hoop-fticks, or the timber-work for a fquare head to fupport the fide-pieces are called flats, which are feparat-cd and fixed by iron-work, and hung on a centrepin, or bolt, to the elbow-rails. The top orroof pieces are called hoop-fticks, which are lap-ped, nailed, and fecurely canvafled to the flats,and are placed at proper diflances from eachother, by means of ftrong Manchefter tape, call-ed girth-webbing, which is nailed to the backrails and to each hoop-flick. On the outfides ofthe front and third flat, the fixtures or prop
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