THKOllY OF AllCniTECTl RE.

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a board. Tlieir ends are perpendicular, and a cavity is left between them sufficient
to
u-ccive the veneers and wedges. In A the thin part in tlie form of an arc shows
the
veneers as in the state of ghieing, the wedges being on the convex side, li is a section of the
board and l>racket. Tlie work when putting together should be dry and warm, and the
glue should l)e hot. When this last has set hard, the wedges must be slackened, and the
veneers, wliich now form a solid, taken out.
2199. Fig. 194. is a strong method of forming a concave surface by layin"' the veneer
upon a cylinder, and backing it with blocks in the form of bricks, which are "lued to the
convex side of the veneers and to each other. The fibres of the blocks are to be as nearly
as possible parallel to the fibres of the veneers. A is the section of the cylinder veneer
and blocks, and E shows the convex side of the blocks.
2200.
Fiff. 795. is another mode of glueing veneers together with cross
pieces screwed
to a cylinder, the veneers being placed between the former and the latter.
FiR. 7'J4. FiB. 796. Fig. 797.
2201. In
_fiff.
796. is shown the method of glueing up columns in pieces, which here are
eight in number, each being glued to the other after the manner of
Jig. 790. The work-
man should be careful to keep the joints out of the flutes, wlien the columns are to be
fluted, by which the substance will be more likely to
prevent the joints giving way. A is
a section of the column at top, and 15 at the bottom. After glueing together, the octagons
and mitres should be correctly laid down for the true formation of the joints. In B are
shown two bevels, one
for trying the mitres,
and the other for try-
ing the work when put
together.
2202. Fip. 797. is
the mode ofglueing up
the base of a column.
It is formed in three
courses, the pieces in
each of which are made
V>) break joint over
one another. The
horizontal joints of the
courses must be so
adjusted as to fall at
the junction of two
mouldings, forming a
re-entering angle.
After the glue is set quite hard,
the rough base is
sent to the turner, by whom it is
reduced into the required profile. The fil)res of the
wood should lie horizontally, in which direction the work