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  2. Iaitō - Wikipedia

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    The blade is made of aluminum alloy, and for the student's safety, lacks a sharp edge. Most iaitō are made of an aluminium - zinc alloy which is cheaper and lighter than steel. This use of alloy and a blunt edge also circumvents Japanese legal restrictions on the manufacture of swords made of ferrous metals.

  3. Sharpness (cutting) - Wikipedia

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    Sharpened metal drop-point blade Naturally occurring sharp obsidian piece Shark tooth with a sharp, serrated edge A sewing needle comes to a sharp point. Sharpness refers to the ability of a blade, point, or cutting implement to cut through materials with minimal force, and can more specifically be defined as the capacity of a surface to initiate the cut. [1]

  4. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    A sharp-pointed hand tool used to mark wood for cutting, usually used in joinery or when a more precise mark is needed beyond that provided by a pencil or other method of marking the cut. scribing. Also called coping. The technique of shaping the end of a moulding or frame component to neatly fit the contours of an abutting member. scroll saw

  5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    The tape's width varies from about 1/2" to about 3" (10mm to 75mm) depending on applications. Bias tape is used in making piping, binding seams, finishing raw edges, etc. It is often used on the edges of quilts, placemats, and bibs, around armhole and neckline edges instead of a facing, and as a simple strap or tie for casual bags or clothing ...

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a single measure of whisky or other distilled spirit (used mostly in Scotland, derived from the Scots word 'hauf') fifty percent/0.5 times. large bottle of spirits ("a half of bourbon"), traditionally 1/2 of a US gallon, now the metric near-equivalent of 1750 mL; also "handle" as such large bottles often have a handle halfway house

  7. Chamfer - Wikipedia

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    In machining a chamfer is a slope cut at any right-angled edge of a workpiece, e.g. holes; the ends of rods, bolts, and pins; the corners of the long-edges of plates; any other place where two surfaces meet at a sharp angle. Chamfering eases assembly, e.g. the insertion of bolts into holes, or nuts.

  8. Knife sharpening - Wikipedia

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    The shape near the edge can be highlighted by rotating the knife and watching changes in reflection. Nicks and rolled edges can also be seen, as the rolled edge provides a reflective surface, while a properly straightened edge will be invisible when viewed head-on. [4] Edge of a knife after sharpening and stropping.

  9. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language , the words begin , start , commence , and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .