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Stepped mounting block in Nantwich, Cheshire. Mounting blocks were usually made from stone or wood and prior to the era of the motor car they were very common. Some have three or more steps leading up to a platform which gave extra height and therefore easier access to the saddle and less chance of falling when dismounting. [6]
Cloister of Real Colegio Seminario del Corpus Christi, Valencia, showing a colonnade with pedestals. Although in Syria, Asia Minor and Tunisia the Romans occasionally raised the columns of their temples or propylaea on square pedestals, in Rome itself they were employed only to give greater importance to isolated columns, such as those of Trajan and Antoninus, or as a podium to the columns ...
A bezel is a strip of metal bent into the shape and size of the stone and then soldered to the piece of jewelry. The stone is then inserted into the bezel, and the metal edge of the bezel pressed over the edge of the stone, holding it in place. This method works well for either cabochons or faceted stones. [6]
A monitor mount placed at the appropriate height, distance and angle can help “prevent possible health effects such as excessive fatigue, eye strain, and neck and back pain.” [2] Monitor mounts are especially important for anyone using a standing or walking desk because of the dynamic height and stability requirements for those applications.
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The wooden plaque and the box inscription explain that this is a famous stone from the San'in region of Japan, in the Tottori Prefecture, and that the stone proceeds from the river Saji; the stone has been named Takarabune (treasure ship). A tokonoma display of bonsai and suiseki; the display incorporates a hanging scroll.
Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.
‘If you did the 250th anniversary of the country at Mount Rushmore with President Trump's face, it would be epic,’ Trump spokesperson-turned-Fox-News-host Kayleigh McEnany exclaimed