. St. Nicholas [serial] . FIG. 6. DETAILS OF FRAMING OF A TWIN-TREE HOUSE. side, as shown at CC in Fig. 5, into which theends of bracket timbers DD will fit; and cutthe ends of the timbers forming the squareframe so they will dovetail, as shown at ^Nm^M^m FIG. 7. A SQUARE GROUND-HUT. lying flat against the tree-trunks, bracket-blocks,2 by 8 inches and 15 inches long, are securelyspiked to lend additional support to the cross-timbers. Cut two timbers 6 feet long, and twoVol. XXXII.—104. FIG. 8. FRAMING OF AN OCTAGONAL GROUND-HUT. Spike the 6-foot timbers to the tree-trunks sothat they will
. St. Nicholas [serial] . FIG. 6. DETAILS OF FRAMING OF A TWIN-TREE HOUSE. side, as shown at CC in Fig. 5, into which theends of bracket timbers DD will fit; and cutthe ends of the timbers forming the squareframe so they will dovetail, as shown at ^Nm^M^m FIG. 7. A SQUARE GROUND-HUT. lying flat against the tree-trunks, bracket-blocks,2 by 8 inches and 15 inches long, are securelyspiked to lend additional support to the cross-timbers. Cut two timbers 6 feet long, and twoVol. XXXII.—104. FIG. 8. FRAMING OF AN OCTAGONAL GROUND-HUT. Spike the 6-foot timbers to the tree-trunks sothat they will rest on the first two timbers thatwere nailed to the trees, and from the 2 by 8inch wood cut four brackets, DD, and spike 826 THE PRACTICAL BOY. them fast under each cross-timber so each treewill appear as shown in the upper part ofFig. 5. Place the remaining two timbers inposition so that the ends will fit into thosefastened to the trees, and nail them fast, asshown at B in Fig. 5.
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