Fred T. Hodgson*s New (1903) Books For Builders 



STEEL SQUARE 



A TREATISE OF THE PRAOTiGAL USES OF 



By FRED. T. HODGSON, J^rchitect, 



Mew and up-to-date. Published May 1st, 1903. Do not mistake this editiot. 

 for the one published over 20 years ago. 



This is the latest practical work on 

 the Steel Square and its uses pub- 

 ished. It is thorough, accurate, clear 

 and easi y understood. Confounding 

 terms and phrases have been relig- 

 iously avoided where possible, 



and everything in the book has been 

 made e.o plain that a boy twelve years 

 of age, possessing ordinary intelU- 

 gence, can understand it from begin- 

 ning to end. 



It is an exhaustive work including 

 some very ingenious devices for laying 

 out bevels for rafters, braces and other 

 inclined work; also chapters on the 

 Square as a calculating machine, show- 

 ing how to measure Solids, Surfaces 

 and Distances— very useful to builders 

 and estimators. Chapters on roofing 

 and how to form them by the aid of. 

 the Square. Octagon, Hexagon, Hip 

 and other roofs are shown and ex- 

 plained, and the manner of getting 

 the rafters and jacks given. Chapters 

 on heavy timber framing , showing how 

 the Square is used for laying out Mor- 

 tises, Tenons, Shoulders, Incline*? 

 "Work, Angle Corners and similai 

 work. The work also contains a large number o.^ diagrams, showing how 

 the Square may be used in finding Bevels, Angles , Stair Treads and bevel 

 cuts for Hip, Valley, Jack and other Rafters, besides methods for laying 

 out Stair Strings, Stair Cnrriages and Timber Structures generally. Also 

 contains 25 beautiful halftone illustrations of the perspective and floor plans 

 of 25 medium priced houses. 



The work abounds with hundreds of fine illustrations and explana- 

 tory diagrams which will prove a perfect mine of instruction for the 

 mechanic, young or old. 



Two large volumes, 560 pages, nearly 500 illustrations, printed on a 

 superior quality of paper from new large type. 



Price, 2 Vols., cloth binding $2.00 



Price, 2 Vols., half-leather binding .- 3.00 



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