William R Purchase

Practical Masonry

A Guide to the Art of Stone Cutting

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Suitable for apprentices, experienced masons, and those interested in stone masonry, this book includes chapters on masonry estimating and quantity surveying, building stones, marble and granite (including detailed lists of specific stones available) and tables of diameters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781873394861
• ISBN-10: 1873394861
• Artikelnr.: 37197361

Autorenporträt

William R. Purchase

Inhaltsangabe

Tools and Appliances Squares
Mallet
Hammer
Chisels
Boasters
Claw-tool
Pitcher
Jumper
Drags
Dummy
Cross-cut saw
Pick
Axe
Patent axe
Spalling hammer
To frame up a saw, for hand sawing
To cope or split a block of stone or granite
Wedges
Plugs and feathers
Lewises
Dogs or Nippers
Trammel heads
Platform or drawing board
Sheet zinc. Arches and Joints Definition of arches
Segment arch, and joints
Semcircular arch and joints
Semi-oval arch and joints
Semi-elliptic arch and joints
Equilateral arch and joints
Lancet arch and joints
Drop arch and joints
Tudor arches and joints
Flat or straight arches and joints
Joggle joints, secret arch joint
Saddle or water joint in cornice
Rebated joint in coping
Bed joints in spires
Dovetailed joints
Dowels and cramps. Masonry Details To form a plane surface
To form a winding surface
To form a cylindrical surface
To work a length of cornice
Various examples of dressing stone
the entasis of a column, by two methods
To diminish or enlarge a section
To draw a raking mould
To draw a stretching mould
To set out the Grecian fret. Staircases Definitions of steps
Proportions of the tread and rise
To set out a spandril step
Plan of a good type of stair
Part plan of winders, and development
Bed mould, and well-hole mould
Working of the winders
A spiral stair with solid newel
A sketch of one of the winders
A spiral stair with open newel
Development of the winders
Bracketed steps
Solid steps
Treads and risers
Method of sawing spandrel steps. Circular Work (Ramp And Twist) A terrace stair, circular on plan, with raking balustrade
Plan of balustrade and steps
To set out the development of outside and inside elevation, and moulds for the same
To work the plinth block
A sketch of the finished plinth
To work the length of capping
A sketch of the finished length of capping
Section of the balustrade. ARCHES, CIRCULAR On PLAN A semicircular arch in a cylindrical wall, the soffit line at springing converging to a centre
To set out the plan and developed elevations
The bed and face moulds
Working of the arch stones, or voussoirs
A sketch of segment of hollow cylinder
A sketch of one of the arch stones
A semi-circular arch in a cylindrical wall, the soffit line at springing being parallel to the axis of cylinder
To set out the plan and developed elevations
The bed and face moulds
Working of the arch stones
Diagrams of the developments
Working of small models. Skew Arch And Niches To set out an oblique semicircular arch rib
Plan and elevation of the arch
The face and joint moulds
Working of the arch stones, or voussoirs
To set out a spherical niche, with horizontal beds
Plan and elevation of the niche
The bed and face moulds
Working of the stones
To set out a spherical niche, with joints radiating to a centre
Plan and elevation of the niche
The bed and face moulds
Working of the stones
A sketch of one of the finished stones. Cylindrical Vaulting To obtain the profiles of the rectangular and annular groins
To set out a rectangular cylindrical vault
The bed and section moulds
Working of the angular groins
Working of the key-stone
Sketches of the several stones
A sketch of the vault. Domes & Pendentives Definitions
A square area covered by a dome and supported by pendentives
To set out the plan and sectional elevation
The bed, face and section moulds
Working of the stones
A sketch of one of the stones in dome
A spheroidal dome
To set out the plan and section
The bed and section moulds
Working of the voussoirs
A sketch of one of the finished voussoirs
A sketch of the dome. Groined Vaulting A groined vault in four compartments, square on plan, and supported by a central shaft
To act out the plan (one quarter) of the vault
The bed and section moulds of the springers
Working of the springers
The bed and section moulds of centre key
Working of the key stone
A sketch of the rib
Working of the rib
A sketch of part of the vault
Skeleton plan of vault. GROINED VAULTING (Continued) To set out the plan (one quarter) of the vault and elevation of the ribs
Plan of the springer
The bed and section moulds of the bosses
Working of the boss stones
A sketch of part of the vault
Part plan of vault, Houses of Parliament. Tracery Windows Their infinite variety
Geometrical tracery, based on the equilateral triangle, the polygon and circle
Setting out windows generally
Constructional lines of equilateral window
Equilateral window completed
Constructional lines of circular window
Circular window completed
Constructional and completed lines of pointed window
The face and section moulds of springer
Working of the springer
Sketches of various cusps. Gothic Mouldings Their general characteristics
Profiles of the Norman period, 1066 to 1189
Of the Early English period, 1189 to 1300
Of the Decorated period, 1300 to 1377
Of the Perpendicular period, 1377 to 1547. Grecian Mouldings Their general characteristics
Types of mouldings. Roman Mouldings Their characteristics as compared with their Greek originals
Types of mouldings. Supplementary Matter. Masonry estimating and quantity surveying. Building stones. Lists of stones: sandstones, limestones, alabaster, marbles: foreign, British, Irish
granites Tables of diameters, circumferences, and areas of circles Glossary of terms used in masonry and stone cutting.