This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...no need of planing the stock that goes into the legs and crosspieces, it will be necessary to take pains in sawing the ends square. 3. Laying out the mitered ends of braces.--The braces between the legs are laid out at right angles to each other, and so the ends will fit on to the legs at an angle of 45 degrees. Set ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...no need of planing the stock that goes into the legs and crosspieces, it will be necessary to take pains in sawing the ends square. 3. Laying out the mitered ends of braces.--The braces between the legs are laid out at right angles to each other, and so the ends will fit on to the legs at an angle of 45 degrees. Set the bevel at 45 degrees by placing the beam against the edge of the carpenter's should be halved together at the middle. The halved joint should be marked out at right angles with the edges and lined down across the edges; then gauged between these lines halfway from surface to surface. 6. Cutting the halved joints.--Saw down inside the lines, holding the saw so that the teeth on one side just split the line. Saw to the gauged lines. Chisel out the block as described in Lesson II. 7. Assembling the bench.--In assembling the bench nail the crosspieces on to the top of the legs with 2od. spikes. In nailing, be sure to stagger the nails, which means that they should not be placed parallel to the outer edges. Fig. 114 shows the correct and incorrect method. If the tops of the legs have been sawed Fig. 114.--Correct And IncorRect Method Of Placing The Nails. square, the crosspieces, when nailed in place, will make right angles with the legs, and the edge B will be flush with the edge C. The second step is to nail the braces in place. The braces are fitted together by the halved joint and fastened with two screws; they are then placed inside the legs and the ends nailed in place. The next step is to fasten the legs on to the top of the bench. Place the planks on the floor with the better side down; hold them together with two long clamps, one at each end. 6" from each end place the legs upside down, as in Fig. 115. The screw holes are then locate...
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