ABC of the steel square and its uses

Suppose we wish to lay out a rafter having eight inches rise and twelve inches run. Set the fence at the 8″ mark on the blade, Fig. 26, and at the 12″ mark on the tongue, clampi...

For a full pitch use the decimal 1.12, and as in the preceding mentioned pitch, and it will be found so near correct that it can be practically used in all cases.

To get the bevels and width of the face mold at both ends, take the distance 3-4 on the blade of the square, and the height of a riser on the tongue of the square, apply to the...

“The pitch is the proportion that the rise bears to the whole width of the building. The illustration, Fig. 8, shows one-third pitch; the rise of 8 foot being one-third of the w...

being a condensed compilation from the copyrighted works of Fred T. Hodgson, author of “THE STEEL SQUARE AND ITS USES,” “PRACTICAL CARPENTRY” and numerous other works on buildin...

Now cut at the joints, allowing an ⅛-inch for the fitting of the joint after the wreath is cut and roughed out. Use another piece of timber about 2 inches thick, to form the bed...