This is a Nice Tight Clean Copy

The condition is considered " GOOD " by industry standards.

This is another awesome study book, that was used to assist students

 in their acquisition of knowledge.

 It has full directions and Tables along with pen and ink

hand illustrations, diagrams and drawings.

It has illustrations for Stairs, Doors and many things I just don't know what to call.

There are 110 pages dedicated to nothing but house illustrations and floor plans for fifty gorgeous Turn Of The Century houses and magnificent mansions!

The illustrations and plans alone are worth their weight in gold!

This masterpiece is surrounded by dark green covers.

The spine and cover have Black and White ink lettering.

 It measures in at   5 1/2" by 7 3/4" by 1 1/4"  thick.

It has ABOUT 400 pages of fantastic information

 not easily found in modern books!

Especially the house plans.

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Listed below are the sections of this text

along with many but not all of the

chapters and sub-chapters.

There's a lot here!

PART 1

CARPENTERS  GEOMETRY

CHAPTER  1

The Circle

CHAPTER  2

Polygons;

CHAPTER  3

Some Straight Line Solutions;

CHAPTER  4

Ellipses, Spirals and Other Curves;

PART  2

PRACTICAL  EXAMPLES

CHAPTER  1

A Semi - circular Arch;

A Segment Arch;

Moorish or Saracenic Arches;

The Elliptic Arch;

CHAPTER  2

General Framing and Roofing;

 PART  3

CHAPTER  1

Kerfing, Raking Mouldings, Hoppers and Splays;

CHAPTER  2

Covering Solids, Circular Work, Dovetailing and Stairs;

CHAPTER  3

Joiner's Work ~ useful Miscellaneous Examples;

PART  4

USEFUL  TABLES  AND  MEMORANDA  FOR  BUILDERS

Stud and Brace Tables

(For lack of a better term - No name given);

Rafter Tables;

Span of Girder Tables;

Partition Tables;

Lumber Measurement Tables;

Strength of Materials Tables;

Table of Superficial or Flat Measure;

Round and Equal - Sided Timber Measure;

Shingling;

Table for Estimating Shingles;

Siding, Flooring and Laths;

Excavations;

Number of Nails Required in Carpentry Work;

Sizes of Boxes for Different Measures;

Masonry

Brick Work;

Slating;

To Compute the Number of Slats of a Given Size Required Per Square

Approximate Weight of Materials for Roofs;

Snow and Wind Load Table;

United States Weights and Measures

Land Measure;

Cubic or Solid Measure;

Linear Measure;

Square Measure;

Miscellaneous Measures and Weights;

Safe Bearing Loads;

Capacity of Cisterns for Each 10 Inches in Depth;

Number of Nails and Tacks per Pound;

Wind Pressures on Roofs

SUPPLEMENT  TO  MODERN  CARPENTRY  AND  JOINERY

Airtight Wall Case With Glass or Wood Ends;

Framework;

Airtight Joints;

Doors;

Hook - joint;

Shelves;

Plinths Separate from the Case;

Doors;

Trays;

Circular - Fronted Counter - case With Glass Ends;

Circular - Fronted Counter - case With Solid Ends;

SOME  FORMS  OF  PANELS

Joiners' Work in the Construction of Doors ~ Different Kinds of Doors;

Batten and Braced and Battened, Braced and Framed Door;

Panelled Doors ~ Names and Offices of Different Parts ~

Stiles ~ Rails ~ Mortises;

Door Casings;

Joints of Stiles and Rails in Panelled Doors;

A Four Panelled Door;

Architraves of a Four - Panelled Door;

QUESTIONS  ON  MODERN  CARPENTRY  Vol.  1

INDEX

HOUSE  PLAN  SUPPLEMENT

PERSPECTIVE  VIEWS  AND  FLOOR  PLANS  OF

FIFTY  LOW  AND  MEDIUM  PRICED  HOUSES

Remember this is 1909.

IT'S ALL HERE!