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PREFACE.
THE object of this little work is to give the young
artisan a general and practical insight into his
trade, and to inspire him with a wish to become
a useful and successful workman ; which means
that he must work with his head as well as with
his hands. The greater portion of the matter
contained herein is such as to be indispensable
to the proficient workman. Though the work
does not profess to be in any way an exhaustive
treatise on a trade so varied as that of the bricklayer,
yet the writer hopes that it may be a help
to those who, through the division of labour or
otherwise, have had their practice confined to one
branch only of their trade ; and that it may not
be considered altogether unworthy the notice of
professional men, being to some extent the outcome
of twenty-two years of practical experience
in building operations. It is, however, intended
chiefly for thai large majority of young men who
enter the trade of the bricklayer (and all other
trades in house-building) without any previous
training or instruction to fit them for the calling,
depending entirely upon the manipulative skill
they may or may not acquire in the handling
of their tools. The book commences with the site
of a building, and goes through the successive
stages of the bricklayer's trade, including roof
tiling ; and concludes with a section on Applied
Geometry, containing problems that may be
useful in every-day practice.
LONDON, September, 1884.
NOTE to the SECOND EDITION
The very rapid and gratifying sale of the first
edition, and the favourable manner in which it
has been received by the various technical journals,
have led the author to make several additions
and a few alterations to the work, with a view to
increasing its usefulness not only to the operative
student, but also to those who may be preparing
for the Science Examination in Building Construction.
CONTENTS
SECTION I. - MATERIALS AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION. Site Establishing a Level or Datum Setting out Building Concrete Cement Drains Mortar Red Brickwork Bricks Characteristics of Good Bricks Bond of Brickwork Old English Bond Bond of Footings and Walls Setting out the Bond Heading Bond Templates and Strings Bats Flemish Bond Various Bonds Herring-bone Bond Dutch Bond Keeping the Perpends Toothings Grouting Flues SECTION II - ARCHES IN GENERAL. Arches Relieving Arches Plain Arches The Skew or Oblique Arch Skew Arch at Brondesbury Water Conduit Groined Vaulting SECTION III. - GAUGED-WORK AND ARCH-CUTTING. Gauged Work Setting Drawing and Cutting Arches The Bulls-eye Semi and Segmental Arches The Camber Arch The Gothic Arch The Ellipse Gothic Arch The Semi-Ellipse Arch The Venetian Arch The Scheme Arch The Semi-Gothic Arch Gothic on Circle Arch To Find the Soffit Mould SECTION IV. - ORNAMENTAL BRICKWORK. The Niche The Niche Mould Moulded Courses Ornamental Arches The Oriel Window Ornamental Gable or Pediment Gothic Window SECTION V. - ROOF-TILING, POINTING, ETC. Tiling Roofs having different Pitches To obtain the necessary Angle of Hip or Valley Tiles Pointing Flat- Joint Pointing Burning Clay into Ballast Building Additions to Old Work Fire-proof Floors SECTION VI. - APPLIED GEOMETRY. To draw a square whose superficial area shall equal the sum of two squares whose sides are given To draw a right-angled triangle, base 1-1/2 inches, height 1/2 inch To draw an arc by cross-sectional lines To describe a flat arc (camber for instance) by mechanical means To find the joints of a flat arch without using the centre of the circle of which the arc is a part To draw the joints of a semi-ellipse arch with mathematical accuracy To find the invisible arch contained in a camber Any two straight lines given to determine a curve by which they shall be connected To find the form or curvature of a raking moulding that shall unite correctly with a level one To describe an ellipse by means of a carpenter's square and a piece of notched lath To draw a Gothic of any given height and span; or, in other words, an Ellipse Gothic To draw the arch bricks of a Gothic arch, that is for the curve in the previous problem To find the radius of any arc or arch, the rise and span being given
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