Modern Carpentry And Building | by W. A. Sylvester
Giving methods of obtaining the various cuts in carpentry. also, stair building, builders' estimates, slide rule, steel square, strength of materials, mathematical rules, etc. Also giving a mumber of half-tone views of beautiful modern residences, together with convenient modern floor plans; Also, a complete set of framing flans, showing most approved method of modern construction.
| Title | Modern Carpentry And Building |
| Author | W. A. Sylvester |
| Publisher | Allen Sylvester |
| Year | 1896 |
| Copyright | 1896, Allen Sylvester |
| Amazon | Modern Carpentry And Building |
Introduction- Fourteen years ago The Modern Carpenters' Companion and Builders' Guide was issued, and has since met with a sale of ten thousand copies; which, considering the fact that it has been advertised but ve...
- Plates and Illustrations
- Plate 1. Fig. 1. To bisect a given line. - Let ab be the given line. With a radius somewhat more than half of the length of this line, and using the points a and b for centres, describe arcs intersect...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 2
- Let ab be the span, and c be the rise.* Tack in a nail at a and at b. Take two strips of board four or five inches wide, and six or eight inches longer than the span of the required curve. Joint strai...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 3
- Plata 6 This method is used when part of a piece of turned work is to he six or eight squared, and the distance across the squares is given. Plate 5. Fig. 15. To construct an octagon from a square...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 4
- The end sills should be 7 or 8 inches wide, so as to get a good nailing for the ends of the upper floor-boards, as shown in Fig. 31; while if the sills are narrow, as seen in Fig. 32, the ends of the ...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 5
- * First back off the upper edge of the hip rafter, then use this bevel. The rafter will not fit if this bevel is used before the rafter is backed off. + We believe this is the proper method to design...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 6
- A FINE MODERN RESIDENCE. (For floor plans of similar houses see back part of this book.) Plate 17. Sometimes the ridge of the cross roof is carried clear through from z to p; in this case the va...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 7
- Plate 19. A FINE RESIDENCE. (For floor plans of similar houses see back part of this book.) Plate 20 represents three different forms of trusses. Fig. 51 represents the form of a truss suitable ...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 8
- Plate 26. When the rake moulding is made of the proper form, these boxes are very convenient; but a great deal of the machine-made mouldings are not of the proper form to fit the gutter. In such ca...
- Plates and Illustrations. Part 9
- A board may be divided into any number of equal parts in a similar manner. If it is desired to divide the board into 10 equal parts, have the corner of the square even with one edge of the board, and ...
- Builder's Estimates
- Stone-work is estimated by the perch; 24 3/4 cubic feet making one perch. An 18-inch wall, 1 foot high, and 16 1/2 feet long, contains one perch. Brick-work. - Bricks are usually estimated at 25 to t...
- Chimneys
- SIZE OF CHIMNEY. NO. OF FLUES. SIZE OF FLUES. NO. OF BRICKS PER FOOT IN HEIGHT. 16 x 16 inches 1 8 x 8 inches 30 1...
- Timbers
- Timbers for a Light Frame. - Sills, 4x6 or 6x6 inches. Flooring-timbers, 2x6 inches, put from 16 to 22 inches apart. Posts, 3x5 inches. Ledger-boards, 1x6 inches, well fitted and nailed. Studding, 2x3...
- Table Of Braces
- RUN. LENGTH OF BRACE. 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. 3 in........ 3 ft. 2 3/16 in. 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in........ 3 ft. ...
- Board, Plank, And Scantling Measure
- Width. l In. 2 In. 3 In. 4 In. 5 In. 6 In. 7 In. 8 In. 9 In. 2X2 2X3 2X4 3X3 Length....
- Windows
- These are the sizes made by Boston door, sash, and blind manufacturers. 12 Lights. 4 Lights. Width. Height. Weight, l 1/4 in- Thick. Weight, 13/8 in. Thick. ...
- Cellar Window Sash
- Size of Glass. Thickness. No. of Lights. Height. 6 x 8 in. 1 1/4 in. 3 lights. 1 It. high 6 x 8 ...
- Cellar Window Sash. Part 2
- Window runs should never be varnished. To help drawers and window sashes slide easily, rub the running parts with a piece of bayberry tallow or paraffine wax. This, however, is not a substitute for e...
- Cellar Window Sash. Part 3
- AN ELEGANT COLONIAL STYLE RESIDENCE. (For floor plans, see back part of this book.) Descriptions and Uses of the Various Markings on Rules and Squares, including the Slide-rule^ and how to use it. ...
- Cellar Window Sash. Part 4
- Fig. 99 represents a scale of degrees, which is found on several draughting implements. To use this scale, we first draw a horizontal line (a b) a couple of inches long (see Plate 36, Fig. 88); set on...
- The Slide-Rule
- Fig. 101. The slide-rule consists of four lines, viz., A, B, C, D; A being on the upper edge of the rule, B being on the upper edge of the slide, C being on the lower edge of the slide, and D being on...
- Squares And Square Roots
- The square of any number is the result obtained by multiplying that number by itself. The square root of any number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the given number. Wh...
- Decimal And Common Fractions
- To change a Common Fraction to a Decimal. - Rule. Set the number representing the denominator of the given fraction on the line B, under the number representing the numerator: then above 1 on the line...
- Miscellaneous
- To find the Diagonal of Any Square (or the Length of Brace ivhere the Ben is the Same Each Way). - Set 70 on B to 99 on A: find the diagonal on A above the length of side (or run, for braces) on B. T...
- Glue And Gluing
- There are many varieties of glue, ranging in price from twelve cents to fifty cents per pound. For general use, a good quality of glue can be purchased for twenty or twenty-five cents per pound. Previ...
- Strength Of Materials. Tensile Strength Of Materials
- Weight Or Power Required To Tear Asunder One Square Inch METALS. Breaking-Weight. lbs. Copper, wrought............ 34.000 cast (Amer.) .... 24,25...
- Transverse Strength Of Materials
- When one end is fixed, and the other projecting, the strength is inversely as the distance of the weight from the section acted upon; and the strain upon any section is directly as the distance of the...
- To Compute The Traverse Strength Of A Rectangular Beam Or Bar
- When the Beam or Bar is fixed at One End, and loaded at the Other. - Rule. Multiply the safe-load given in the table by the breadth and the square of the depth in inches, and divide the product by the...
- Crushing-Strength Of Materials. Reduced To A Uniform Measure Oy One Square Inch
- MATERIAL. Crushing-Weight. METALS. lbs. Cast-iron, American, mean . 129,000 Wrought-iron, American . 127,720 mean, 83,500 ...
- The Number Of 1,000 Lbs. That Can Be Borne With Safety By Solid Cast-Iron Columns. (Trenton Iron Company.)
- Length. 2 in. 3 in. 4 in. 5 in. 6 in. 7in. 8 in. 9 in. 10 in. 11 in. 12 in. 13 in. 14 in. 15 in. 5 ft. 12...
- Mathematical Rules, Etc., For The Convenience Of Mechanics
- Indicative Characters or Signs. The sign + (plus) between two numbers indicates that they are to be added together. The sign - (minus) indicates that the number placed after it is to be subtracted f...
- Mathematical Rules, Etc., For The Convenience Of Mechanics. Part 2
- strong. To reduce Fractions to Decimals. Rule. - 1. Annex ciphers to the numerator, and divide by the denominator. 2. Point off in the quotient as many, decimal places as there-have been ciphers ...
- Mathematical Rules, Etc., For The Convenience Of Mechanics. Part 3
- Given the base and perpendicular, to find the hypothenuse. Rule. - Add the square of the base to the square of the perpendicular, and extract the square root of the sum: the result is the hypothenuse...
- Mathematical Rules, Etc., For The Convenience Of Mechanics. Part 4
- Example. - If a two-inch ball weighs 2 pounds, what is the diameter of a ball that weighs twice that? 2 pounds: 4 pounds :: 2x2x2 inches: (the cube of the answer). To find the cubical contents or we...
- Circles
- Diam. Circumf. Area. 1/64 .049 .00019 1/32 .0981 .00076 1/16 .1963 .00306 1/8 .3927 .01227 3/16 ...
- Decimal Parts Of Inches
- Dec. Frac. ..03125 1/32 .0625 1/16 .09375 3/32 .125 1/8 .015625 1/8 1/32 .1875 1/8 ...
- The Metric System. Tables Authorized By Congress. Measures Of Length
- Metric Denominations and Values. Equivalents in Denominations in Use. Myriametre.................. 10,000 metres....................... 6.2137 miles. Kilometre.....
- Measures Of Surfaces
- Metric Denominations and Values. Equivalents in Denominations in Use. Heetare......................... 10,000 square metres............... 2.471 acres. Are ........
- Measures Of Capacity
- Metric Denominations and Values. Equivalents in Denominations in Use. Names. No. of litres. Cubic Measure. Dry Measure. Liquid or Wine Measure. Kilolit...
- Weights
- Metric Denominations and Values. Equivalents in Denominations in Use. Names. No. of grammes. Weight of what quantity of water at maximum density. Avoirdupois Weight...
- Specifications For A House
- Specifications for a House to be erected for John Smith, Esq., at Pleasantville, Mass. This house is to be set so that the bay window (or piazza) shall be 15 feet from the line that divides the lot o...
- Specifications For A House. Part 2
- Projecting part of vault to have a slanting hinge cover. Plumbing. - Furnish all materials and perform all labor requisite and necessary for putting up and completing all the plumbing work, in a good...
- Specifications For A House. Part 3
- Pantry Sink. - As shown by plan; supply with hot and cola water through 1/2-inch lead pipe and 1/2-inch upright pantry cocks, to have l 1/2-inch lead waste with 4-inch pot trap properly connected to n...
- Building Contract
- Building Contract, made this first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, by and between John Smith, of Pieasantville, Mass., and Thomas Sawyer, of Pieasantville, Mass., builder. The...
- How To Plan Houses
- Whenever you go into any house, make a note of the sizes and arrangements of the rooms, and the sizes of the closets, pantry, etc., consider in what way they could be improved, - whether they are too ...
- Remarks On Our Illustrations
- As there is scarcely anybody who would build a house for himself exactly like any published plan or elevation, we have merely introduced a few desirable plans, mostly as suggestions, from which to sel...
- Remarks On Our Illustrations. Continued
- Plan C. - This plan has many good points to commend it. The parlor is about the right size for a house built to be let, (otherwise it might be considered a little narrow), but we should prefer a slidi...
- Remarks On Plans For W. A. Sylvester's House
- We give herewith a set of twelve complete framing plans for a high-grade modern residence, (two photographic views of same being shown elsewhere), from which a correct idea of the most approved method...
- Floor And Framing Plans For W. A. Sylvester's House, Reading, Mass
- FOR VIEWS OF THIS HOUSE See Pages 105 and 115. ALSO, FLOOR PLANS OF MODERN RESIDENCES. FOR CRITICISMS ON SAME See Pages 199-204. W.A.SYLVESTER READING MASS Attic Floor Frame Plan ...
- Glossary Of Terms Used In Architecture And Carpentry
- Acanthus An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus plant, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders of architecture. Abutment That on which a thing rests, or by...
- Glossary Of Terms Used In Architecture And Carpentry. Part 2
- To Chamfer To bevel the corner of a square-edged piece of wood. Clamp A tool having a screw, used to force and hold work together. Crown-post The middle post of a trussed roof; also called the Ki...
- Glossary Of Terms Used In Architecture And Carpentry. Part 3
- A window in a gable, or pointed at the top like a gable. Girder - The principal piece of timber in a floor, girding or binding the others together. Gothic A style of architecture with high and shar...
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