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  2. 2×4 Roller Derby - Wikipedia

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    Hence, 2x4 Roller Derby. 2x4 Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), [2] and as of October 2019, ranked 10th in the world as per WFTDA rankings. [3] In 2019, 2x4 became the first team from Latin America to qualify for WFTDA Championships. [4]

  3. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions, both of bearing walls and non-bearing walls. . These stick members, referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels (sometimes called headers), serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floor platforms, which provide the lateral strength along a

  4. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    See also roof pitch, crow-stepped, corbie stepped, stepped gable: A gable roof with its end parapet walls below extended slightly upwards and shaped to resemble steps. A-frame Half-hipped (clipped gable, jerkinhead [ 7 ] ): A combination of a gable and a hip roof (pitched roof without changes to the walls) with the hipped part at the top and ...

  5. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    A recess or groove cut parallel to, and at the edge of, a board. rail A horizontal member of a frame on a door, window or panel. Contrast stile. rail and stile See frame and panel. rasp A long and flat steel tool with raised teeth for shaping wood. reed A series of beads arranged in a row. relief cut

  6. Quarter sawing - Wikipedia

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    In flat sawing, the log is passed through the blade cutting off plank after plank without changing the orientation of the blade or log. The resulting planks have different growth ring orientations when viewed from the end. The relative angle that form the rings and the surface go from almost zero degrees in the external planks to almost ninety ...

  7. Tax Brackets vs. Flat Tax Structure: Pros and Cons - AOL

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    The ongoing debate about progressive vs. flat taxes isn’t likely to end, as what some view as a pro for a certain system is seen as a con by those on the other side of the argument.

  8. Laminated veneer lumber - Wikipedia

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    It is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard, and edge-forming material. LVL offers several advantages over typical milled lumber: Made in a factory under controlled specifications, it is stronger, straighter, and more uniform. Due to its composite nature, it is much less likely than conventional lumber to warp, twist, bow, or shrink.

  9. Birdsmouth joint - Wikipedia

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    A birds-mouth joint in a rafter, set upon a double top plate. Shown are the two cuts of the joint: the seat cut and the heel cut. In light frame construction, a birdsmouth joint or bird's beak cut is a woodworking joint that is generally used to connect a roof rafter to the top plate of a supporting wall. [1]