Handy man's workshop and laboratory . base and eaves boards,Fig. 314, aids in excluding the weather. The way in which thebattens and cleats of the panels interlock to give tightness andstrength is apparent from details of Fig. 313. Cleats, 2 inches-by ]/g inch, are fastened with i^-inch package wire nails, clinchedon the outside. The inside cleat is fastened with ^g-inch nailsclinched inside. In general, the nailing is done with nails justlong enough, so that the sharp points prick through slightly. Thenail is driven against an iron block, and is readily bent within thewood instead of forming
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . base and eaves boards,Fig. 314, aids in excluding the weather. The way in which thebattens and cleats of the panels interlock to give tightness andstrength is apparent from details of Fig. 313. Cleats, 2 inches-by ]/g inch, are fastened with i^-inch package wire nails, clinchedon the outside. The inside cleat is fastened with ^g-inch nailsclinched inside. In general, the nailing is done with nails justlong enough, so that the sharp points prick through slightly. Thenail is driven against an iron block, and is readily bent within thewood instead of forming a clinch visible outside. HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 373 In the window panel the frame is slotted on the sides to admitthe battens. This panel is further stiffened inside by a frame of^-inch stuff around the window opening. The double casementwindows are factory made, sash i^-inch thick, and cost $ pair or window. They are hung with parliament butts—sep-arable—swing inside, and shut against the outside frame about. Fig 312—Corner details Y% inch. The sill is beveled outside of foot of window sash,and a small square bead is run on the sill for them to shut windows are rabbeted together with a simple L rabbet, andare then fastened inside with small bar bolts top and front gable section is framed of ^g-inch pine, with the 374 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 7/16-inch siding nailed to it. The bottom board of this frameoverhangs the front plate iy2 inches, and the matched stuff restson top of the plate. This leaves the lower y2 inch of the platefor the doors to shut against. The gable window opening isframed around with %-inch stuff outside, and with 7/16-inchstuff inside. The gable window sashes are home-made of %-inch I ]fffrft»aLJ £Joints. \ I
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