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  2. Tongue and groove - Wikipedia

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    Tongue and groove joints allow two flat pieces to be joined strongly together to make a single flat surface. Before plywood became common, tongue and groove boards were also used for sheathing buildings and to construct concrete formwork. A strong joint, the tongue and groove joint is widely used for re-entrant angles

  3. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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    By allowing the wood panel to float, it can expand and contract without damaging the door. A typical panel would be cut to allow 1/4" (5 mm) between itself and the bottom of the groove in the frame. It is common to place some sort of elastic material in the groove between the edge of the panel and the frame before assembly.

  4. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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    The beams are spaced 4 feet (1.2 m) to 18 feet (5.5 m) apart and the planks are 2 inches (5.1 cm) or more thick possibly with another layer of 1 inch (2.5 cm) on the top as the finished flooring could span these distances. The planks may be laid flat and tongue and grooved or splined together or laid on edge called a laminated floor. [24]

  5. Structural insulated panel - Wikipedia

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    Typical U.S. height for panels is 8 or 9 feet (2.4 or 2.7 m). Panels come in widths ranging from 4 to 12 inches (100–300 mm) thick and a rough cost is $4–$6/ft 2 in the U.S. [5] In 4Q 2010, new methods of forming radius, sine curve, arches and tubular SIPs were commercialized. Due to the custom nature and technical difficulty of forming and ...

  6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    The panels served to insulate the room from the cold stone. In more modern buildings, such panelling is often installed for decorative purposes. Panelling, such as wainscoting and boiserie in particular, may be extremely ornate and is particularly associated with seventeenth and eighteenth century interior design, Victorian architecture in ...

  7. Tongue-and-groove pliers - Wikipedia

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    Originally developed as a blacksmiths tool, patented in 1899 Canada under CA64246A [4] by Vernon Graham Higgins and sold out of Fortuna, California by the patentee. . Advertised in the November 1899 issue of "The Blacksmith and Wheelwright", [5] an American periodical; the original variants had longer reins than the modern equivalent, and may not have had the groves in

  8. John Owen Lowe - Wikipedia

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    From 2015, Lowe appeared in a recurring role in comedy series The Grinder. [8] In 2017, he appeared on The Lowe Files, in which his family explored unsolved mysteries. [9] He appeared in the Christmas film Holiday in the Wild in 2019, and worked as a writer on multiple episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star.

  9. Lowe's Canada - Wikipedia

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    Lowe's Canada, Inc. was the Canadian subsidiary of American home improvement chain Lowe's. [ 3 ] The Lowe's chain began an expansion into Canada in 2007, beginning with locations in Ontario, and later expanding into other provinces.