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JOINTS.
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Fig. 207.—Toe Joint with Tenon.

Fig. 208.—Bird's-mouth Joint between Strut and Straining Piece, or Head.

Fig. 209.—Mitre Butt Joint between Straining Piece and Strut.

Fig. 210.—Dovetailed Halving Bolted.

Fig. 211.—Common Fished Joint.

Fig. 212.—Lapped Joint with Keys and Straps.

Fig. 213.—Raking Scarf with Butt End.

Fig. 214.—Tabled Joint.

Fig. 215.—Tabled Scarf with Folding Wedges.

Fig. 216.—Tabled and Splayed Scarf.

Fig. 217.-Indented Beams for Lengthening and Strengthening.

Fig. 218.—Splayed Scarf with Folding Wedges.

Fig. 220.—Fished and Tabled Joint.

Fig. 221.—Fished and Tabled Joint.

Joints for Lengthening Beams and Posts.—A joint suitable for tension only is the dovetailed halving (Fig. 210). A joint suitable for compression only is the common fished joint (Fig. 211). Joints suitable for cross strain only are as follows: Lapped, with keys and straps (Fig. 212), and the raking scarf with butt end (Fig. 213). Joints suitable for tension and compression are as follows: Tabled (Fig. 214), and the tabled scarf with folding wedges (Fig. 215). Joints suitable for tension and cross strain are as follows: Tabled and splayed scarf (Fig. 216), indented beams for lengthening and strengthening (Fig. 217), and the splayed scarf with folding wedges and iron plate covering joint on tension side (Fig. 218). A joint suitable for compression and cross