Carpentry. a practical treatise on simple building construction, including framing, roof construction, general carpentry work, exterior and interior finish of buildings, building forms and working drawings

520 Pages·1949·28.03 MB·English

by  Gilbert Townsend

CARPENTRY

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CARPENTRY

A Practical Treatise on Simple Building Construc-
tion, Including Framing, Roof Construction, General
Carpentry Work, Exterior and Interior Finish of
Buildings. Building Forms and Working Drawings

By Grsert Townsenn, S.B.
Member of Royal Architectural Loti

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REVISED EDITION

AMERICAN TECHNICAL SOCIETY
PUBLISHERS * CHICAGO, U.S.A.

1949
Copyright, 1918, 1935, 1949, by
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INTRODUCTION

THE very nature of things the present-day carpenter is not the

same sort of a workman as his brother of twenty-five years ago,
bit if anyone imagines for a moment that he is a disappearing
species that person should inspect some building operations in his
own locality in order to correet this impression,

With all the strides which have been made in steel and concrete
constriction, and in the face of the developments in mill work and
in the manufacture of special building material, no method has
ever been devised for dispensing with the services of the skilled
worker in wood. His knowledge of lumber and of its behavior under
‘yarying conditions; his ability to perform rapidly and in workman-
like manner the many details connected with the frame, the roof,
the walls, and the exterior and interior finish; and his technical
knowledge of the simpler elements of construction make him an
efficient workman, and give him the ability to rise to higher things.

It is with the idea of satisfying a real demand for a practical
work on Carpentry and Joinery which shall eover in every detail
the many problems the present-day workman and contractor must
meet and solve, that this volume has been published. Tt is espe-
cially adapted for purposes of self-instruction and home study, The
utmost eare has been used to make the treatment appeal to the
technically trained expert as well as to the beginner and the self-
taught practical man.
CONTENTS

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Planes —NaileSerews-Construction—Ground. Location—Staking

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III, THe Roor ee - 195
Roof Characteristics Styles of Roofe—Ratters—Pitch of Roof—
Roof Frame—Layout of Roof Plan—Ridge—Interior Supports —

ible Gable Roof—Gambrel Roof—Maneard Roof—Dormer

Windows—Rafiers—Common Raftere—Valley Raftere—Hip Raft

ers—Backing of Rafters—Hip Rafters—Jack Rafters—Curved Hip

Raiters—Attic Partitions—Special Framing—Trussed Partitions

Inclined and Bowled Floors—Heavy Beams and Girders—Baleonies

fs Gallerios—Timber Trusses—King-Post Trust—Queen-Post

IV. Exrenton avo Ivvenion Finis... Best
Outside: Wall Finish—Muaterial—Sheathing—Duilding Paper-—Clap-
boards for Wall Covering-~Siding—Shingles Water Table Comer
Boarde—Belt Courses—siueco, Wall Finish—Outside Roof Finish—
Finish at the Eavee—Ridge Finish—Hip Finish—Valley Finish—
Skylight, Openings—Dormer Windows—Gambrel Root Finish—
Gable Finish—Window and, Door Finish—Outside Finish Around
Windows—Double-Hung Sach—Casement Sash and Frames Tran
som=—Mullions—Windows in Brick Walls—Outside Door Frames—
Inside Door Frames—Doors—Trim—Base or. Skirting-—Wainscot-
ing—Wood Cornices—Wood Ceiling Beams—Finished Flooring