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Tree stands or deer stands are open or enclosed platforms used by hunters. The platforms are secured to trees in order to elevate the hunter and give them a better vantage point. A tripod stand is a similar device, but because it is freestanding rather than attached to a tree, it is not technically a tree stand.
The metal used by the Egyptians for woodworking tools was originally copper and eventually, after 2000 BC bronze as iron working was unknown until much later. [2] Commonly used woodworking tools included axes, adzes, chisels, pull saws, and bow drills. Mortise and tenon joints are attested from the earliest Predynastic period.
Christmas tree stand with water-well. Christmas tree stands designed for natural Christmas trees often have a water-well in them; natural trees require water so that they do not dry out. [5] In fact, growers state that the secret to long-lived natural Christmas tree is a lot of water, so often they recommend a tree stand that has a large water ...
Ascent MKE is a mass timber hybrid high-rise apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The 284-foot (87 meter), [2] 25-story high-rise is the world's tallest mass timber structure, edging out Norway's Mjøstårnet.
The original 1964 plan envisaged three towers of varying heights plus a podium. [1] By the mid-1970s, with cutbacks in commonwealth funding, the original plan was reduced to the main Tower and smaller 11-level Building 2 next door. [2] Construction of the building commenced in 1969 and lower floors were occupied from 1975.