Setting Nails. See page [34], Chapter II.
Shape it Down.—A term used to imply that the board or piece of work shall be gradually cut down until it approaches its finished form and size.
Shooting Stick.—An iron or wooden tool with a head on one end, used to lock-up the Quoins in a form of type. E. G. See [Fig. 155], Chapter IX.
Sills.—The lowest horizontal timbers in a building of any kind on which the structure rests. See also [Window Frame].
Sleepers.—The timbers supporting the lower floor of a building, distinguished from joists by being filled in between with cinders or concrete. E. G. See [Fig. 186], Chapter XIII.
Slip-knot.—A noose which slips along the line or rope around which it is tied. E. G. See [Fig. 243], Chapter XVII.
Slot.—A mortise, or hole, with sides square or nearly so. Made by boring several holes, and then connecting and squaring them up with a chisel.
Space.—A thin piece of type-metal, lower than the type, used between words, and for spacing out lines. A 3-em space is a third of an "em" in width, a 4-em a quarter of an "em" in width, a 5-em a fifth of an "em," and an 8-em (known as a hair space) is an eighth of an "em."
Spike.—A twentypenny nail (four inches long) and all lengths greater. See list of sizes on page [36], Chapter II. To Spike a board in place is to fasten it with spikes.
Spliced.—Two pieces are spliced when joined together, generally end to end, in such a way that they are held together and act as one piece. E. G. See [Fig. 183], Chapter XIII, and Fishing.