Plastering, plain and decorative. A practical treatise on the art & craft of plastering and modelling ... Together with an account of historical plastering in England, Scotland, and Ireland, accompanied by numerous examples (1897)
Millar, William · London, B.T. Batsford · leaf 264
bear on the inside of the rules must be rounded off to allow the mould to run freely when it closes up while being run up between the diminished space. The various parts of the running mould are shown in the annexed illustration (No. 37). Fig. i shows the mould in position at the bottom or widest… … should prove offensive to the eye, it may to some extent be remedied by working these members down by hand, with the aid of planes, gouges, drags, and joint rules, after the moulding is run, so as to reduce the depth of the fillets, and throw the difference into the cavettos. A line should be set…
Plastering · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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