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IMX, and tlio front line of tlie first I L. 'J"he
back of this sheeting sofite is found by the same
operation below the plan. The moidd of the
key is formed by two lines US, QT, and the
front and back lines of the plan AB, CD; the
two moulds of the solites N3ITS and LIXV
serve to trace the two stones on each side, ol)-
serving only that the lower arrisses of the soHte
on ths oide AC become those of the to]) on
the side 13D; or that the inider arriss of one
side may be that on the other side by reversing
the mould, which will have the same effect.
I 975. To
find
the mmilds
of
the beds or joints.
Prolong NQ to meet DG, to find the point P,
and through it and the point E draw the front
of the second joint P2
;
prolong Lj\I to GD to
find O, through which and the point E draw
the front of the joint O.S. Proceed in the same
manner to find the backs of the other joints, which
are sufficient also to trace the stones by reversing
them. It is not absolutely necessary to cut out
the moulds of the sofites and joints, but the
angles may be taken by bevels and ajiplied to
stones. The heads are prepared, as usual, with
tlie moulds of the heads of the straight arc. It
must be ol)served, that in this arch the face or
front dlilers from a straight arch, being formed by different sections of a cylinder.
1976. To
find the moulds
for
an oblique arch,
whtre(f the
front shpes and the rear are
pendicu/ar to the axis. Let A'lJ'GH
(fff.
651.) be the plan of the imposts. From

the point , as a centre, dcsciibe the arcs
ACB, Dill, which divide into five or more
e(]ual parts for the arch stones. Draw
the joint lines from the centre, and th'i
perpendiculars from tne joints below the
line A B. Fron ttie summits of the ]3er-
pendiculars.
draw lines parallel to A
15,
to terminate
in the perpendicular D F.
From
the ))oint D, as a centre, describe
arcs from the points whicli terminate in
DF, to meet the line of slope DE in the
))oints ?n,
/, k, E. Draw the lines ?wr. Is, kt,
EF parallel to AB, meeting the perpendi-
cular DF in the ])oints rstp ; transfer the
distances
rni, th, uP from n to b', from o
to c', from
(('
to s', and tlnough the points
A'6'cViVIJ' diaw the curve. Find the
extrados or outer line Vifghi in a manner
similar to that in which the inner curve
has been found. Draw the ))oints h'
('
, eg',
d'h, e'i. Prolong All ami BG to K and
L, and draw the lines b'b, c'c, d'd parallel to AK
1977. To make the straight arches. Draw KL perpendicular to A'K, and produce K
/'andf/. Transfer the distances between the points m, I, k, E, and the line QD to
ordinates of the lower arc from h to v, from c
to u\ from d to .r, and from e to
y,
and draw
the curve 'AvivxyLi. Also find the outer ciuve in
the same manner, and draw VT at right angles
to AH.
1 978. To
find
the moulds
of
the sofites.
Draw
the line WX.
(fig.
652.) in any convenient sur-
face, and lay the breadths of sutite, not from the
arc ABC as before, but from those of the riglit
are Krjt'.ryL, that is, transfer the distance Kv,
WW, w.v, xg. yL to the line WX upon Wa, ab, be,
Cil, and dX. Tlnough the poi .ts WabcdX., diaw
fht lines rfy, el,
fk,
yl, km, yz, pervpndicular to
per
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