Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . ghtly, so that it will i)rojoct ten ortwelve inches below. The block, or bar, is put on ciosswise of tlu icncc line, which holds the i)ostin an upright position. .Sawed posts art- made tapering, or wedging, so that thecross-bar may be driven down upon them tlrmh ; hut in case the gain is bymistake cut too large, wedge them uj) tiglilly. which will answer a good pur-pose. Whrn setting Ihe posts, bore ihc holes tlu- piopei ilcpih ; tlun with a
Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . ghtly, so that it will i)rojoct ten ortwelve inches below. The block, or bar, is put on ciosswise of tlu icncc line, which holds the i)ostin an upright position. .Sawed posts art- made tapering, or wedging, so that thecross-bar may be driven down upon them tlrmh ; hut in case the gain is bymistake cut too large, wedge them uj) tiglilly. which will answer a good pur-pose. Whrn setting Ihe posts, bore ihc holes tlu- piopei ilcpih ; tlun with a BUILDING BOARD FENCES. 65 spade cut down the sides to the right size and depth for the cross-bar ; thenwith an auger clear the cut below, and put in the post, and stamp the earthfirmly. HoAV to Put on Boards.—The durability of a board fence dependsmuch upon the manner in which the boards are attached to the posts. Theboards should be so placed that they will break joints, not allowing a tier ofboards to end upon the same posts, for the fence will soon sag in and can be obviated by merely sawing one of the narrow boards in two in the f^^. BREAKING JOINTS ON BOARD FENCE. middle. Begin nailing on the boards at one end of the row of posts ; nail thebottom board at full length, then one half of the narrow board ; again a fulllength board, then the other half and a full length top board ; the balance of thefence can be built of full length boards, and the joints broken in such a manneras to make the fence a strong and durable one. The cut illustrates the sug-gestion. Amount of JLumber Required.—When it is desired to know thenumber of feet of lumber it will require to build a certain length of fence, allthat is necessary is to add the widths of the several boards to be used together;, if the bottom board is one foot wide, and the four above it six inches each,there would be thirty-six inches width ; now divide that sum by twelve, whichwould give three, then multiply s
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