ABC OF THE STEEL SQUARE 107 



board and mark by the tongue; this gives the 

 width of the mold at the lower end. 



Next take the distance 4-X on the blade of the 

 square, and the distance shown on the pitch 

 board by the line squared from its top edge to 

 the corner, on the tongue of the square; apply 

 to the edge of a board and mark by the tongue ; 

 this gives the bevels for the top end of the 

 wreath. Mark the width of the rail on the 

 bevel, and this gives the width of the mold at 

 the top end. An allowance of 6 inches is made 

 at the top end to joint to the straight rail, and 

 two inches at the bottom end to form the miter 

 into the newel cap. The springing line is taken 

 from the pitch board. 



Fig. 69, in which are shown the bevels and 

 the pitch board will help to make clear the 

 methods used. The bevel at the back of the 

 pitch board is for the bottom end of the wreath. 

 The triangle has for its base the line 3-4 and 

 {'or its height one riser. The hypothenuse is the 

 length of 2-4, Fig. 70, and Fig. 70 stands over 

 Fig. 69, level on the line 1-2-3, and inclined 

 from it in this cast at an angle of nearly 45 

 degrees. 



Tl>e top end bevel is shown below the pitch 

 board. The angle has for its base the distance 

 4-x, and for its height not one rise, but the 



