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Definition of Rafters
1. rafter [n] - See also: rafter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rafters
Literary usage of Rafters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Carpentry Made Easy, Or, The Science and Art of Framing, on a New and by William E. Bell (1859)
"Lengths and Bevels of the Jack rafters. Since the pitch of the jack rafters is
the same as that of the common rafters, the longest jack rafter, ..."
2. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Design of Hip and Valley rafters.—Where two roof planes intersect, ... This figure
shows the arrangement of trusses, rafters, and purlins. ..."
3. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Design of Hip and Valley rafters.—Where two roof planes intersect, ... The trusses
are designated by T, the ordinary rafters by R, the hip rafters by HR and ..."
4. The Book of Prices of the House Carpenters and Joiners of the City of by Louis H. Shally (1844)
"rafters of 3 by 4 scantling, 3 feet apart, rafters of 3 by 4 scantling, 2 feet
apart, per square, 1 00 per square, 1 20 rafters of 3 by 4 scantling, ..."
5. A Manual of Civil Engineering by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1907)
"by 3 inches, or thereabouts, nailed across the rafters), or upon boarding of
from ^ inch to | inch thick. Sheet iron may be nailed or screwed directly to ..."
6. Descriptive Geometry by Gardner Chace Anthony, George Francis Ashley (1909)
"To determine the bevels for the correct cuts, the lengths of hip and jack rafters,
and the bevels for the purlins for a hip roof. Fig. ..."
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