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A birds-mouth joint in a rafter, set upon a double top plate. Shown are the two cuts of the joint: the seat cut and the heel cut. In light frame construction, a birdsmouth joint or bird's beak cut is a woodworking joint that is generally used to connect a roof rafter to the top plate of a supporting wall. [1]
Larry Haun (May 6, 1931 – October 24,2011) was an American union journeyman carpenter and author known for his skills and techniques expressed through his career in production home building as well as his instructional videos and books on the subject.
Bird's eye maple may be expensive, up to several times the cost of ordinary hardwood. It is used in refined specialty products, such as in automobile trim, both in solid form and veneer, boxes and bowls for jewelry, thin veneer, humidors, canes, furniture inlays, handles, guitars, bowed instruments, custom rifle stocks and pool cues are popular uses.
1913 house and three outbuildings, distinguished as one of the area's few American Foursquare homes and for the fine carpentry and woodworking by its first owner, a prolific local builder. [10] 18: Vernal Tithing Office: Vernal Tithing Office: January 25, 1985 : 186 S. 500 West
Blakeman passed in 1894, just a few years after the house was built. His widow summered at Oronoque until her death in 1912. The property was sold by Mrs. Blakeman's granddaughter, Anna M. Vesey, to banker Norman Davis in 1912. He was an ambassador-at-large for the United States and served as Chairman of the American Red Cross from 1938 to 1944 ...
Birdeye is an unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at the intersection of Highway 42 and Highway 163 . It is 5.6 miles (9.0 km) from Cherry Valley , 7.9 miles (12.7 km) from Vanndale and 14.3 miles (23.0 km) from Wynne .
The Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia is the oldest extant craft guild in the United States.Founded in 1724, the Company consists of nearly 200 prominent Philadelphia area architects, building contractors and structural engineers and has had nearly 900 members in its almost three centuries of existence.
Christ in the House of His Parents (1849–50) is a painting by John Everett Millais depicting the Holy Family in Saint Joseph's carpentry workshop. The painting was extremely controversial when first exhibited, prompting many negative reviews, most notably one written by Charles Dickens.