Elementary principles of carpentry
Subtitle: a treatise on the pressure and equilibrium of beams and timber frames; the resistance of timber; and the construction of floors, roofs, centres, bridges, &c.  With practical rules and examples.  To which is added, An essay on the nature and properties of timber, including the methods of seasoning, and the causes and prevention of decay, with descriptions of the kinds of wood used in building,  Also, numerous tables of the scantlings of timber for different purposes, the specific gravities of materials, &c.
Publisher: J. Taylor
Published: 1820
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Carpentry; Timber
Notes: Pages 101-102 mutilated.