. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. red at the top by lapping the ends ofeach pair, and then driving a pin through holes bored for the purpose. The next move is to nail the ribs on which to lay the thatching; thesemay either be made of long slim poles, or strips of boards about two incheswide ; they are nailed on the rafters about a foot apart, though this is dependenton the length of the thatching to be used. There is nothing better for this pur-pose, I think, than the coar
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. red at the top by lapping the ends ofeach pair, and then driving a pin through holes bored for the purpose. The next move is to nail the ribs on which to lay the thatching; thesemay either be made of long slim poles, or strips of boards about two incheswide ; they are nailed on the rafters about a foot apart, though this is dependenton the length of the thatching to be used. There is nothing better for this pur-pose, I think, than the coarse slough grass, to be found all over the West inabundance. Board Roof$$ for ^liediii.—Board roofs, as commonly made, are not ofmuch account; but they may be made both water tight and inexpensive by thefollowing plans : Put a very tliin board, three inches wide, beneath the boardswhere they come together, and nail the boards in the center. This will makethem a little hollowing. Then cap the cracks with cleats four inches wide,beveled from center both ways. Thus the joints are doubly secured. Somecheap paint beneath the caps makes it all the BOARD ROOF WITH BATTENS. Another way is to drive nails into the plates so that the heads are up a quar-ter of an inch ; then nail the boards in the center. The nail heads will hold theedges up from the plates, so the water that passes the cap cleat will follow the edgeof the board down to the eaves, as it will not come in contact with the platesand drop into the sheds. The cap cleats should be made as before suggested. Tliatcliiii;^ Slied Roofi*.—A farmer has furnished the author with hismethod of thatching, which is very simple and complete : Take straight straw and of sufficient quantity to make one good sheaf, and ofthat one make two sheaves, or rather, a twin sheaf, that will be about fourinches each part in diameter when completed ; that is, take straw as abovementioned, then bind with sufficient straw to make a good band ;
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