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of room in the record book. An ordinary 6^-in. x 

 334-in. ring side-opening loose-leaf book, has been used 

 with success. Under "S" a separate sheet for each 

 size of steel can be used, skipping one or two lines 

 between entries of length. The main thing to be re- 

 membered, in keeping any kind of stock list, is to use 

 plenty of room, use care in classifying, and eliminate 

 every unnecessary entry. The loose-leaf book men- 

 tioned above has been used in keeping track of ma- 

 terial records and engineering data on two or three 

 jobs at a time. One important thing to remember is 

 to lay out your plan and then keep the entries right 

 up to the minute. This is one of the values of a loose- 

 leaf pocket book. It is "on the job" all the time. 



Fabricating Steel on the Work. This consists 

 mainly in "trussing" the bars to the required shapes. 



1-6" 



?'-&" 



-"$<> Rods 



6-E>TrAMO A 



lie,, u. T.F.TATL FOR BENDINC, STEEL RODS FOR REIN- 

 FORCED < ONCRBTE BEAM. 



There should be detailed drawings following the line 

 of structural steel, showing the number and dimen- 

 sions required. See Fig. 12 for typical detail sheet. 



