Chapter IX: Part XII

USEFUL RULES AND TABLES.—Hints on the Construction of Centres.—Rules
for Estimating.—Form of Estimate.—Items for Estimating.—Remarks
on Fences.—Nails: sizes, weights, lengths and numbers.—Cornices,
Proportions and Projections for Different Styles of Architecture; and
Tall and Low Buildings, Verandas, Bay Windows and Porches.—Proportion
of Base-boards, Dados, Wainscots, and Surbases.—Woods, Hard and Soft,
their Preparation, and how to Finish.—Strength and Resistance of
Timber of various kinds.—Rules, showing Weight and other qualities
of Wood and Timber.—Stairs, Width of Treads and Risers; their Cost;
how to Estimate on them, etc.—Inclinations of Roofs.—Contents
of Boxes, Bins, and Barrels.—Arithmetical Signs.—Mensuration of
Superficies.—Areas of Squares, Triangles, Circles, Regular and
Irregular Polygons.—Properties of Circles.—Solid Bodies.—Gunter’s
Chain.—Drawing and Drawing Instruments.—Coloring Drawings.—Coloring
for Various Building Materials.—Drawing Papers.—Sizes of Drawing
Papers.—Table of Board Measure.—Nautical Table.—Measure of
Time.—Authorized Metric System.—Measures of Length.—Measures of
Surfaces.—Measures of Capacity.—Weights.—American Weights and
Measures.—Square Measure.—Cubic Measure.—Circular Measure.—Decimal
Approximations.—Form of Building Contract.

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_THEIR USE, CARE AND ABUSE._

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