. American dairying: a manual for butter and cheese makers. Dairying. TJie Octai-on Barn. Ill. Fig. 2. OCTAGON BARN, (north elevation). Explanation.—P, plate ; R, tie-rod and bridging between rafters ; rim : T, hip rafters. S, purlin (S) of 8xio inch timber, put together like the plate rim, bolted under the middle of the hip rafters, which supports the interme- diate rafters. The hips may be tied to the intermediates by long rods half way between the plate and the purlin, if deemed neces- sary from the size of the roof (R). The north section of the roof (fig. 2) is represented as uncovered, sh
. American dairying: a manual for butter and cheese makers. Dairying. TJie Octai-on Barn. Ill. Fig. 2. OCTAGON BARN, (north elevation). Explanation.—P, plate ; R, tie-rod and bridging between rafters ; rim : T, hip rafters. S, purlin (S) of 8xio inch timber, put together like the plate rim, bolted under the middle of the hip rafters, which supports the interme- diate rafters. The hips may be tied to the intermediates by long rods half way between the plate and the purlin, if deemed neces- sary from the size of the roof (R). The north section of the roof (fig. 2) is represented as uncovered, showing the plate (P), purlin (S), tie-rod (R) and bridging between plate and purlin and the two sets of bridging above purlin, etc. It will be noted that, in this form of roof, the roof-boards act as a powerful tie to hold it all together, each nail holding to the extent of its strength, thus supplementing the strength of the plate-rim or bottom Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Arnold, Lauren Briggs, 1814-1888. [from old catalog]. Rochester, N. Y. , Rural home publishing company
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