This section is from the "Handbook In Woodwork And Carpentry" book, by Charles A. King. Also available from Amazon: Handbook in woodwork and carpentry.
I. Elements of Construction, Chapter V
4. 7/16". 6. N. side, 20'. S. side, 79' 6". E. and W. sides, 17' 7 1/2'
5. 22 1/2". 22. 349' nearly. 37. 20 sq. yd. 7. 7349.38 sq. ft. 23. 970'. 38. 375'.
13. 5/8. 24. 14" x 28" glass. 39. 55 8/27 cu. yd.
14. 17 pieces. 25. 5" to each piece. 40. $6.91.
17. 231 cu. in. 26. 1505.56". 41. $17.44.
18. 1 gal. 31. 2976" B. M. 44. 1485".
19. 14' B. M. 34. 2160 cu. in. 45. 308'.
20. 250'. 35. 1 bu. 46. 8 lb. weights.
21. 50,244". 36. 280'B. M. 47. $10.
48. A received $6.89. B received $5.51.
50. The latter two are the cheaper. Saved $ .62.
51. 45'. 53. 07 V. 59. 10.
52. $66.82. 58. 10. 60. 14.546'.
61. 2 ends 18" long x 12 1/2|" wide x 7/8" thick, 2 sides 25 1/2|" long x 12 1/2|" wide x 7/8" thick, 1 top 19|" long x 25 1/2" wide x 7/8" thick,
1 bottom 19 3/4" long x 25 1/2" wide x 7/8" thick.
62. 150'. 64. A's pay should be raised to 11 per hour.
------. 65. B's pay should be cut down to 7.3 per hour.
66. 18'. 70. 14 per hour. 74. 8.87'.
67. 26,124.2 1b. 71. V. 75. $97.60.
68. 74 2/3. 72. Neither; a catch question. 76. 402'. $18.76.
69. Lost, $1.31|. 73. 1512 cu. ft. 77. Made $16.66. 78. The journeyman mechanic would be 15? per hour the cheaper.
79. 2 sides 6' 2" long x 12" wide x 1" thick,
2 ends 2' 0" long x 12" wide x 1" thick, 1 top 2' 2" long x 6' 2" wide x 1" thick, 1 bottom 2' 2" long x 6' 2" wide x 1" thick.
80. 401'. 82. 25 1/3'. 84. 4". 86. 2470'. 88. 10 1/2'.
81. 10.]'. 83.40". 85. Four 7-lb. weights. 87. 13 1/3', 89. 37 1/3. 90. $7.15. 91. B receives $2.00. C receives $1.60.
92. 20 rafters. 93. 416'. 94. 20.11'. 95. 38'.
96. His duty as foreman requires that he should report the case, also the protection of his own reputation. A's financial loss is 1/6 of the money paid for the labor.
97. 24 1/2'. 98. 11 1/4'. 99. 17 1/2'. 100. 15'. 101. 14,000 shingles. 102. 125'. 103. $1.35. 104. Nothing; a catch question.
105. 1946 people. 108. 21 1/3'. 112. 31.36 1b.
106. 14'. 110. 30 days. 113. $24.62.
107. 10 1/3 111. 7840 shingles. 114. 17.21'. 118. A receives $4.80. B receives $4.20. 119. 000'.
120. 24 double periods. 121. 040 ft. of rails. 2560 ft. of boards.
122. 675 people. 126. B paid 7 per hour.
123. 200,350 1b. 127. $7.20. 128. 2516.
 
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