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2. List of timber framing tools - Wikipedia

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   Chalk line or ink line used to snap lines on the wood. Ink and a slurry of charcoal were used like chalk. Carpenter pencil; Scratch awl or similar tools were used to scratch lines on wood before the pencil was commonly used beginning in the 19th century in the U.S. Try square; Steel square is also known as a framing square. Historically a ...

3. Stem (bicycle part) - Wikipedia

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   The quill stem fits down into the inside of the top of steerer tube and is held in place by either a wedge-shaped nut and bolt or a cone-shaped expander nut and bolt. [2] In the case of a wedge-shaped nut, the bottom of the stem is cut diagonally to match the wedge and the bolt pulls the wedge against the stem to expand against the inside of ...

4. Hewing - Wikipedia

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   Hewing occurs from the bottom of the stem upwards towards what was the top of the standing tree, reducing the tendency of the broken fibers to migrate inwards towards the eventual beam. [ 8 ] It is widely published that an adze was used to hew the top surface of a log flat in the same manner as an axe is used on the sides of a log.

5. Bridgeport (machine tool brand) - Wikipedia

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   Machine tapers for tool holding included Morse tapers (on early models) and the R8 taper (a widely used standard that Bridgeport created) on most models. Both Morse and R8 allowed for both collets and solid holders, and a drill chuck could be held by either of the latter. Currently R8 and Erickson #30 Quick Change tool holders are available.

6. United States Stove Company - Wikipedia

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   John S. Perry started building wood stoves in 1843. [2] After becoming bankrupt in 1860, Perry secured a loan in the amount of $13,000 to buy the company in 1862. [2] Perry reorganized the company to become Albany Stove Works in 1869. It employed nearly 1,200 people in the Albany region. [2] Perry Stove Manufacturing Company

7. Wood shaper - Wikipedia

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   Wood shaper cutter heads typically have three blades, and turn at one-half to one-eighth the speed of smaller, much less expensive two-bladed bits used on a hand-held wood router. [ 1 ] [ failed verification ] Adapters are sold allowing a shaper to drive router bits, a compromise on several levels.

8. List of food preparation utensils - Wikipedia

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   A pipe with a wide, conical mouth and a narrow stem. Garlic press: Presses garlic cloves to create a puree, functioning like a specialized ricer. Grapefruit knife: Finely serrated knife for separating segments of grapefruit or other citrus fruit. [5] Grater: Cheese grater, Shredder: Used to grate cheeses, spices, citrus and other foods Gravy ...

9. Gimlet (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. It was defined in Joseph Gwilt's Architecture (1859) as "a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side, having a cross handle at one end and a worm or screw at the other". [1] A gimlet is always a small tool.