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A practical manual for apprentices and vocational students that presents step-by-step instruction in building work from site layout and foundations through framing, roof construction, exterior cladding, interior finish, and estimating. It explains foundation setting, sills, joists, wall and partition framing, and detailed procedures for common, hip, valley, and jack rafters, extending methods to octagonal and other polygonal roofs by using trigonometric principles and practical shortcuts. Chapters cover sheathing, roofing, stairs, doors and windows, and include drawings, tables, and an appendix with mathematical tools and estimating guidance.

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Title: Carpentry

Author: Ira Samuel Griffith

Release date: March 7, 2023 [eBook #70226]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Manual Arts Press, 1916

Credits: Tom Cosmas from materials made available on The Internet Archive and placed in the Public Domain.

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CARPENTRY

BY

IRA SAMUEL GRIFFITH

Chairman of the Manual Arts Department
University of Missouri

THE MANUAL ARTS PRESS

PEORIA, ILLINOIS

Copyright 1916 by
Ira Samuel Griffith
Fourth Edition, 1919