Elementary Principles of Carpentry, Vol. 6
A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing, the Resistance of Timber, and the Construction of Floors, Centres, Bridges, Roofs; Uniting Iron and Stone With Timber, Etc (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Elementary Principles of Carpentry, Vol. 6: A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing, the Resistance of Timber, and the Construction of Floors, Centres, Bridges, Roofs; Uniting Iron and Stone With Timber, Etc<br><br>In the course of the last century several treatises on Carpentry have appeared; but in none of them is to be found any thing on the mechanical principles of the art, except it be a few rules for calculating the strength of timber; and these are founded upon erroneous views of the subject, and therefore are not to be relied upon. The greater part of the works on Carpentry are confined almost wholly to what is termed "finding the lines;" a branch of science to which the celebrated Monge gave the name of Descriptive Geometry: and in the works of Mr. P. Nicholson this part of Carpentry has been so ably handled, that little more seems required on the subject.<br><br>But the knowledge of practical and descriptive geometry is not the only part of science that a carpenter ought to acquire; for when it is considered that the art of Carpentry is directed chiefly to the support of weight or pressure, it will be obvious that a considerable knowledge of the principles of mechanics is required to practise it with success. And it is not to carpenters alone that the study of the mechanical principles of Carpentry should be confined; for, in the modern practice of building, it forms one of the most important departments of the science of construction; and a knowledge of construction is so essential to the art of design, in Architecture, that it is difficult to believe how much it has been neglected, and how little it is esteemed by the students of that profession.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.