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Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood. The development of civilization was closely tied to the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.
Rough turning is an inexact science: turning wood too thick will lead to splits, and turning wood too thin will lead to distortion that cannot be removed because not enough thickness is left. Once dry, it is mounted on the lathe a second time and turned to its final form. Rough turning is typically used on most functional work and some art pieces.
Host Jill Wagner is in New York meeting a multi-award-winning kayak builder. In Arizona , Jill learns how a craftsman makes old-world style brass door knockers. Finally, in Texas, the grandson of a saddle maker carves incredible wood rocking horses.
Tractor Parade, 2014. Since the 1950s, [5] [6] the Grange Fair has adapted to the changing demographics of northern Westchester.As a "country" fair, the event features traditional agricultural and livestock exhibits and blue ribbon competitions, an antique tractor parade and exhibit, craft and food vendors, and a midway with rides and games. [7]
The fallen tree visible here is a stone pine (Pinus pinea), a species that has survived for many years alongside the river’s extremely acidic waters, with a pH around 2.
Ed Moulthrop (May 22, 1916 – September 24, 2003) was a noted architect and professor, born in Rochester, New York. He is best known as a wood turning artist whose art helped transform the genre into a widely respected art form. He was also an accomplished architect whose designs were used for several key structures around Atlanta, GA.
NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF 916K; International Wood ...
The RMS Queen Elizabeth pulling into New York with service men returning home after the end of World War 2, 1945. She was able to carry 15,000 people at a time, including 900 crew members ...