These were tied at their large ends with cords (made from the inner bark of the linden) to the beams at the top of the stockade and at the middle to those resting in the crotches of the large posts forming the inner circle about the fireplace.
These were driven into the soil so that the crotches stood about six feet from the ground.
Between these crotches a pole was laid, and, resting on this pole, and running down to the ground at a low angle, were a dozen or twenty other poles, the whole forming the sloping roof of what was to be a brush leanto.
The crotches of the poles were then placed under the fork of the sapling, the butts of the poles outward, thus forming a tripod.
Two or three green crotches from branches were cut, a nail driven in the small end of each, and the contrivance hung on the lug-pole from which to suspend the kettles.
He then out three poles of about ten feet in length, with crotches near the ends.
Two crotches are then cut and set up at the sides of the trap and spiked solid to the sides.
A short pole is then placed in the crotches and a long pole, running lengthwise of the trap, is fastened to the lid at one end with wire and the other ends fits into a notch in the bait stick when the trap is set.
This western representative of the Least Flycatcher is less abundant and more shy, but has the same nesting habits as the eastern birds, placing its nests either in upright crotches or, more rarely, upon horizontal branches at a low elevation.
They are quite common in their restricted range, nesting either in upright crotches or in the forks of horizontal limbs.
They are saddled upon horizontal branches, like those of the preceding, as a rule, but are also said to have been found in uprightcrotches like those of the Least Flycatcher.
Half-way down from the top, place more cross poles, resting them on the crotches left on the uprights.
There are four upright crotches on each side the porch and in the crotches, poles are laid horizontally as in the other parts of the building.
The door or entrance is a long porch formed by placing in the earth four upright posts or crotches far enough apart to extend outwards from the circle, about 18 or 20 feet.
The crotches are arranged so that there is a free passage to the center of the hall from the porch one standing on each side at the entrance about six feet apart and the others appear to be arranged from them.
She turned to see Brent examining the two heavy crotches that were fixed, one on either side of the doorway on the inside.
And every night when we were inside she placed the bar in the crotches and no one could have got in without smashing the door to pieces.
The corner posts consist of four forked stakes driven in the earth so that the crotches are on a level and about 1 ft.
The frame was simply two strongcrotches set firmly in the ground at a distance of eight feet apart and interlocking at top.
No crotches are used in putting up the shanty-tent.
The frame for such a shanty is a cross-pole resting on two crotches about six feet high and enough straight poles to make a foundation for the thatch.
In the crotches we laid three large poles and on these laid small poles and rails, then covered the whole with buckwheat straw for a roof.
In the first place we cut six large crotches, went about fourteen rods north of the house, across the lane, dug six holes and set the two longest crotches in the center east and west.
After getting the wheel in place, and the axle set in the crotches of the two uprights, I opened my gateway and saw with pleasure that it revolved very rapidly, evenly, and with great strength.
I kept the axle down in the crotches or "journals" formed for it, by means of greased straps of rawhide, so that it could not jump upward, and yet would revolve easily without being bound or cramped.
Of sticks, invariably lined with pieces of bark; usually placed incrotches next to the trunks of large trees, but not usually at a great height; eggs whitish, more or less blotched with brown and gray.
Strong crotches are formed by forcing the development of lateral buds and making almost a right angle branch from the parent one.
To do away with weak crotches and to remove crossing or interfering branches.
This specimen from its soiled condition is undoubtedly quite ancient, and probably of an older type than the highly ornamented ivory crotches of the present day.
Mouth of the Mackenzie, where they are made of drift logs stuck up so that the roots serve as crotches to hold the cross pieces); Hooper, Tents, etc.
The cross pieces are usually supported on crotches made by lashing the lower jaw of a walrus to the pole, so that one ramus lies along the latter.
It seems to me highly probable that the crotch was suggested by the natural shape of the walrus jaw, since these are frequently used for crotches to receive the cross pieces of the cache frames.
Near the two sides, which were about three feet in height, we set several thick posts with stout crotches at the top, and laid in these heavy logs to which we secured the ropes that served to stretch the roof.
On the third day after, this chattering ceased and all were busy carrying sticks with which they were building nests in the samecrotches of the limbs they had occupied in pairs the day before.
Then we would throw a few hemlock boughs over a pole laid in crotches and then move the fire down against the log, throw a few boughs on the ground where the fire had been moved from and the camp was complete in a very few minutes.
Cut a pole, and place it in these crotches and then from this pole lay poles long enough to come back so as to give room for your bed, covering the space where the fire is built; one end of the poles resting on the ground.
The other end would slightly catch onto another stick, laid directly under the one that rests in the crotches and resting against the forked stakes and about two inches from the bottom log.
We also set crotches and laid poles on them, then covering with hemlock boughs to keep the snow from falling directly on the trap.
If the camper expects to camp through cold and snowy weather, it will pay him to place a ridge pole in crotches placed firmly in the ground.
Now set two crotchesabout four feet high and place a pole in these crotches.
I now made a rack or gridiron by driving four crotched stakes in the ground about the embers and then laid small poles across in the crotches to form a rack to spread the venison on over the coals.
Nests are placed in forks and crotches about three feet high in dogwood, willow, rose, coralberry, cottonwood, and thistles.
Nests are placed in niches of various sorts seven to 50 feet high in buildings, nestboxes, and trees, or freely situated in forks and crotches of large trees.
Nests are placed in deciduous trees, in forks and crotches six to 30 feet high.
They had taken turns with him, and when, tired at last, had placed the rail in the crotches of two convenient saplings, and there left him.
Show me how to cut one of those samecrotches the first thing in the morning, will you, Phil?
I hung it across on that iron rod from two stakes with crotches on top, but it is a little shaky.
The frame for such a shanty is a cross-pole resting on two crotches about six feet high, and enough straight poles to make a foundation for the thatch.
The frame was simply two strong crotches set firmly in the ground at a distance of eight feet apart, and interlocking at top.
Without much more ado Jimmy began to search around in the grass and found some long poles, one end of which he rested on the roof of the barabbara, supporting the other on some crotches which he set up.
If limbs are left to form the framework of the future top, they should be alternate with each other at some distance apart so that weak crotches do not form.
In the bracing of crotches in young trees, the two trunks may be joined by uniting a small branch from either one, twisting them together to form a bridge like a bolt; they can be made to grow together, forming a solid union.
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