The Carpenter's Steel Square 



AND ITS USES. 



Being a description of the Carpenter's Framing Square, giving 

 simple and easy methods of obtaining the Lengths and Bevels of 

 all kinds of Rafters, Hips, Groins, Braces, Brackets, Purlins, Collar- 

 Beams, and Jack-Rafters. Also, its application in obtaining the 

 bevels and cuts for Hoppers, Spring Mouldings, Octagons, Stairs, and 

 Diminished Stiles. 



Illustrated by over Fifty LTrge and Clear Woodcuts. 



By FRED. T. H O 13 & S O N , 



Editor of the Builder aud Wood- Worker. 



Cloth, Gilt, 



This is the only work of the kind ever published, and must prove 

 of great service to every person who may have to use a Carpenter's 

 Square. Joiners, Cabinet makers, Bricklayers, Stone Cutters, Plas- 

 terers, Lumber Dealers, Amateurs, and all who build a fence, tinker a 

 gate, or make a chicken-coop, will find something in this little book 

 that will help and aid them to do their work better and more intelli- 

 gently than they could without a knowledge of its contents. 



Many difficult and troublesome mathematical problems can be 

 solved by the use of this tool, and the methods of solving them are 

 shown in the work. It describes how Painting, Plastering, and Brick 

 Work can be measured, and how many mechanical difficulties can be 

 overcome with great ease. It explains how Ellipses, Parabolas, 

 Octagons, Circles, and many other figures may be described bv the 

 Steel Square. 



This is the " book of the period " for all who work in wood, and its 

 low price places it within the reach of every journeyman and appren- 

 tice in the land. The engravings are of a high order, and the whole 

 Is printed on heavy calendered paper. 



INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATION COMPANY, 



14 ey Street, New York. 



SENT BY MAIL TO ANY ADDRESS ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. 



