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2. Tack strip - Wikipedia

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   Tack strip being removed from a floor. Tack strip also known as gripper rod, carpet gripper, Smoothedge tackless strip, gripper strip or gripper edge is a thin piece of wood, between 1 and 2 metres (3.3 and 6.6 ft) long and about 3 centimetres (1.2 in) wide, studded with hundreds of sharp nails or tacks used in the installation of carpet.

3. Fitted carpet - Wikipedia

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   A "carpet gripper" tack strip, for a fitted carpet. The introduction of tack strip, "tackless strip", "gripper strip", or "Smoothedge" simplified the installation of wall-to-wall carpeting, increasing the neatness of the finish at the wall. Because gripper strips are essentially the same thickness as underlay, using gripper strips yields a ...

4. Rug hooking - Wikipedia

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   Wool strips ranging in size from 3/32 to 10/32 of an inch (2 to 8 mm) in width are often used to create hooked rugs or wall hangings. These precision strips are usually cut using a mechanical cloth slitter; however, the strips can also be hand-cut or torn. When using the hand-torn technique the rugs are usually done in a primitive motif.

5. 2 Teens Arrested After Missing 18-Year-Old Is Found Dead in a ...

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   A day after a South Carolina teen went missing, her body was found in a burned car. Now, two people have been arrested. After 18-year-old MyAngel Walker did not show up to work on Thursday, Dec ...

6. Carpet - Wikipedia

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   Since the 19th and 20th century, where necessary for wall-to-wall carpet, different widths of carpet can be seamed together with a seaming iron and seam tape (formerly it was sewn together) and fixed to a floor over a cushioned underlay (pad) using nails, tack strips (known in the UK as gripper rods), adhesives, or occasionally decorative metal ...

7. Girl accused in Wisconsin school deaths joins short list of ...

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   The fatal shooting of a student and a teacher at a private Christian school in Wisconsin on Monday was laden with shock, even for a nation dulled by the horror of repeated school massacres.

8. The Fascinating Reason Why Beavers Slap Their Tails - AOL

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   Beavers are perfectly adapted for life in water and even have webbed rear feet. They have two thick, oily coats of fur to keep them warm and dry and both their ears and nostrils are valvular.

9. Flooring - Wikipedia

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   The thermal conductivity of the hardwood flooring is less as compared to laminate wood flooring. [4] Engineered hardwood has a thin solid wood layer on top with a composite core, which is generally plywood, but can be high density fiberboard, stone polymer composite, or strips of a solid wood such as spruce or birch.