10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIT-SAWN»
Discover the use of
pit-sawn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pit-sawn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings
See nails, rosehead round barns, 92–95 rural electrification administration, 55
sash saw, 27 saw marks, 26–30 bandsawn, 29 circular, 28 pit sawn, 26 sash
sawn, 26 scaffold, 63, 64 scarf joints, 21 scientific farming, 52, 53 scribe rule.
Thomas Durant Visser, 2000
2
Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic: Looking at ...
Rarely is pit-sawn lumber seen in the earliest buildings, although occasional
nineteenth-century examples are found. Pit-sawn lumber is found infrequently in
the Delaware valley but is more common in the Chesapeake region. In pit sawing
...
Gabrielle M. Lanier, Center for American Places, 1997
Ironically, the reconstruction of Poplar Forest after the fire in 1 846 was entirely
with hewn and pit-sawn lumber, mostly poplar. Houses in Lynchburg as late as
the 1 850s were still using pit-sawn lumber, although usually mixed with milled ...
Sally Ann McMurry, Annmarie Adams, 2000
4
Rainforest Relations: Gender and Resource Use Among the ...
Finally, at a smaller scale still is the inter- village trade in pit-sawn timber. This
involves villagers in making timber sales either to local carpenters or to people
who want to construct houses. Pit-sawing is much less damaging to the
surrounding ...
5
A Decision Framework for the Implementation of Appropriate ...
Most pit-sawn boards are obtained from immense, indigenous hardwood trees
because the business of sawing a large log into boards is usually more lucrative
than working with smaller, exotic species. These raw logs are usually felled, ...
6
The Labradorians: Voices from the Land of Cain
They were constructed of local timber, hand squared and pit-sawn, with huge
knees supporting the rafters, thick floors, heavy ceilings, and massive doors with
handmade iron work. They had been well-maintained by a succession of careful
...
7
Africa, Tropical Timber, Turfs and Trade: Geographic ...
Hitherto, the bulk of the trade was in the form of logs, but sawn timber became
popular during this phase. Table 2.2 shows a preliminary census in 1939
regarding the approximate distribution of pit-sawn timber production. In addition,
140,000 ...
8
Bow Waves in the Bull Dust
The doors were of Cooktown cedar but the rest of the house was pit-sawn on the
spot. Floorboards of beautiful white Leichhardt planks were used throughout. The
site of the saw-pit could be recognised from a man-made “hole” along the creek ...
9
"Their Houses are Some Built of Timber": The Colonial Timber ...
The top of each plate has a pit-sawn upper surface, the only pit-sawn timber in
the survey. The wall plate may be a recycled timber. There are curious notches
measuring one inch deep and one foot long at each end with a one-inch hole ...
10
The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge
The marks on pit-sawn timber abruptly change their angle when the top sawyer
steps back. gullets of the teeth are buried in the kerf, sawdust will spray out to the
sides. Once you've cut an inch into the log, though, the heavy sawdust falls ...
Roy Underhill, Eleanor Underhill, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIT-SAWN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pit-sawn is used in the context of the following news items.
Battle lines drawn over Anglican churches
It was built, for the use of all denominations, on land gifted by Captain Henry Burleigh, using totara he also donated, that was pit-sawn by local ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Tasmanian project kickstarts prefab timber industry
... including convict-era bricks, an entire hardwood staircase, hardwood floorboards, copper wiring, heritage pit-sawn timbers, plumbing fixtures, ... «The Fifth Estate, May 15»
Auckland's 175th anniversary: The carpenter who built a city
With pit-sawn kauri collected from Northland forests, the partners would build not only the cottage for Brown and his wife, Jessie, but also a ... «New Zealand Herald, Mar 15»
Pretty face of dignified history
... the French doors, the deep elegant cornices around the top of the walls in the front rooms and the history behind its pit-sawn weatherboards ... «New Zealand Herald, Mar 15»
St Anne's turns 150
Pit-sawn weatherboards were replaced, the matai flooring was swapped with rimu, except in the sanctuary and supporting buttresses were ... «Timaru Herald, Feb 13»
Church to mark milestone
Pit-sawn weatherboards were replaced and the matai flooring was swapped for rimu. Supporting buttresses were also added to the exterior. «Timaru Herald, Jan 13»
1857 Sexton's Cottage in Bolton Street gets top historic recognition
“It is a small dwelling built in a style that was popular in the 1850s and 1860s with pit-sawn shiplap weatherboards. There are now only a few ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jan 13»
Lexington, Tom Wills' childhood home ground at Moyston, for sale
It also comes with heritage two-storey barn, built of hand-made red bricks and local pit-sawn timber. It's been listed by Peter Crauford and wife, ... «Property Observer, Sep 12»
Taupo church to mark centenary
The tiny church was built to seat just 65 people from pit-sawn totara and contained valuable flax-woven wall panels. It had survived the years ... «The Dominion Post, Nov 11»
Pattemore House a farm cottage
Pattemore House was constructed for John Robert and Emily Pattemore by their four sons in 1907, with beech pit-sawn on the property. «Sunshine Coast Daily, Mar 11»
