Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works by Joseph Moxon.

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Title
Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works by Joseph Moxon.
Author
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.
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London :: Printed and sold by J. Moxon,
1693-1701.
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Industrial arts -- Early works to 1800.
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"Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works by Joseph Moxon." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A51548.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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§ 11. Of the Crow, and its use.

THe Crow is described in Plate 8. L. a the Shank, bb the Claws, c the Pike-end. It is used as a Lever to to sift up the ends of great heavy Timber, when either a Bauk, or a Rowler, is to be laid under it; and then they thrust the Claws between the Ground and the Timber, and laying a Bauk, or some such stuff behind the Crow, they draw the other end of the Shank backwards, and so raise the Timber.

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