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Figure 31.—Framing around the fireplace. Framing logs around fireplace and chimney varies with the effect desired: (1) By using an exposed vertical slabbed log and spline, as at A, with space X, to allow for the shrinkage settling of the logs above the mantel, or (2) by using a concealed vertical slabbed log and spline, as at B, where the masonry is exposed above the mantel.
Figure 32.—A useful type of modern log dwelling—ranger station, Gallatin National Forest, Mont.
In building an ordinary fireplace, the firebox and inner hearth should be made of firebrick to withstand intense heat and the various parts proportioned in accordance with standard practice to insure efficient operation.[1]