Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . es. These, whenspiked together, will make the sills. Eight more pieces of lighter material, butsame width, spiked together will make the plates or upper part of the a creeping vine like wistaria or trumpet vine on each of the sides except-ing door way, and soon you will have a pretty, cool summer retreat. A Rustic Summer House.—Where one has access to a forest, a rusticsummer house may be built at less expense than the one above
Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . es. These, whenspiked together, will make the sills. Eight more pieces of lighter material, butsame width, spiked together will make the plates or upper part of the a creeping vine like wistaria or trumpet vine on each of the sides except-ing door way, and soon you will have a pretty, cool summer retreat. A Rustic Summer House.—Where one has access to a forest, a rusticsummer house may be built at less expense than the one above described. In-stead of using scantling for posts and rafters, use poles which retain the bark,The framework should be put up octagon in shape, and after the manner illus-trated, and mstead of the cross cleats, use crooked limbs, cut to form diamondshaped openings between the posts. Limbs from the tops of large trees arebest, as they are more likely to be angular. After the posts are set, a saw,hammer and nails are all the aids required. In the construction, one has a goodopportunity to display the innate taste. This house may also be CHEAP SUMMER HOUSE. 4S ROOFS FOR DWELLINGS. ROOFS FOR DWELLINGS. BcnI l^liiii^les.—The best material for shingles is white pine of largegrowth, and the best make, those that are split and shaved. When shingles aresawed or cut the grains are crossed, and water more readily penetrates thanwhen they are shaved lengthwise of the grains. For durability, next in ordercome hemlock, spruce, white ash and oak. Spruce, if the timber is large, and the sap all taken off, will last fifteen ortwenty years; but shingles made of small spruce, or fir timber with sap on, suchas are imposed upon the market, are comparatively worthless. Much depends also upon the quality of the timber, and the condition it is inwhen cut. White oak will make good shingles. This statement is based uponactual trial and observation. I had a building newly covered for the
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