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2. Vinyl siding - Wikipedia

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   Thicker grades of vinyl siding may, according to some, exhibit more resistance to the most common complaint about vinyl siding – its tendency to crack in very cold weather when it is struck or bumped by a hard object while others feel that a thinner product may allow more 'flex before cracking' and is a subject of debate. However, at "This ...

3. Capiz shell window - Wikipedia

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   Today, the shell is also used in the manufacture of decorative items, including mobiles, chandeliers, Christmas lanterns (the parol), and various other products. [2] [1] [3] A piece of capiz shell. Panels from the early centuries of capiz-shell window-making show tight mortise and tenon lap joints on the frames, done using only chisels and ...

4. Ventanilla (Philippine architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A closed ventanilla below a capiz shell main window.. In Philippine architecture, the ventanilla is a small window or opening below a larger window's casement, created—often reaching the level of the floor—to allow either additional air into a room during hot days or some air during hot nights when the main window's panes are drawn.

5. Shellac - Wikipedia

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   In the American South, use of knotty pine plank panelling covered with orange shellac was once as common in new construction as drywall is today. It was also often used on kitchen cabinets and hardwood floors, prior to the advent of polyurethane. [citation needed] Until the advent of vinyl, most gramophone records were pressed from shellac ...

6. Shell stitch - Wikipedia

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   A cell phone cover made from shell stitch crochet in two colors. A shell stitch (or fan stitch) is a crochet motif often used as a border around other patterns or in staggered rows to create a distinctive fabric pattern. Shell stitches take the shape of arcs and semicircles, hence the name. [1] Shell stitches are often used as edging for ...

7. Stitch and glue - Wikipedia

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   Stitch and glue is a simple boat building method which uses plywood panels temporarily stitched together, typically with wire or zip-ties, and glued together permanently with epoxy resin. This type of construction can eliminate much of the need for frames or ribs. [ 1 ]

8. Shell tools in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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   Duyong Cave, near the Tabon Caves of Palawan's western coast (Philippines) produced a "Neolithic Burial" with four Tridacna shell adzes and two different types of shell ornaments as well as other types of shell tools. The calibrated Carbon 14 date for the burial is 3,675 - 3,015 B.C. and 4,575 - 4,425 B.C. for a nearby fire hearth that also had ...

9. Fiber cement siding - Wikipedia

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   Blue fiber cement siding HardiePanel on design-build addition, Ithaca NY. Fiber cement siding (also known as "fibre cement cladding" in the United Kingdom, "fibro" in Australia, and by the proprietary name "Hardie Plank" in the United States) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications.