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The back looks like a plate of iron, eaten by acids and corroded by rust; or like a walnut-table honey-combed by worms ... Bits as big as the hand seem to have been cut out of the flesh. No wonder that, at this distance of time, the man looks thin and ghastly, though he was a strong man, and must be a man of fine physique and presence. ...
Two-man saw in Oregon. A two-man saw (known colloquially as a "misery whip" [1]) is a saw designed for use by two sawyers. While some modern chainsaws are so large that they require two persons to control, two-man crosscut saws were primarily important when human power was used. [2]
The lining of paintings is a process of conservation science and art restoration used to strengthen, flatten or consolidate oil or tempera paintings on canvas by attaching a new support to the back of the existing one. The process is sometimes referred to as relining. Most often a new support will be added directly to the back of an existing ...
A hiker was found alive this week in the remote wilderness of northwestern Canada, where he had been lost for more than five weeks, authorities said. Sam Benastick was initially reported missing ...
Quickly removing wood during carving, usually with an adze, knife, or rasp. wood A porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and woody plants. Wood is an organic material consisting of a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. wood ...
On top of that, the oil producer plans to ramp its annual share repurchase rate from $5 billion to $7 billion, with the aim of buying back over $20 billion in stock in the first three years ...
Police in south Texas are investigating after three police officers were stabbed Tuesday evening while responding to a domestic violence call, officials said. The attack took place in San Juan, a ...
Common whipping knot. A whipping knot or whipping is a binding of marline twine or whipcord around the end of a rope to prevent its natural tendency to fray.. Some whippings are finished cleanly, as by drawing the bitter end of the cordage beneath the whipping itself.