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1Quarter Sawing — Quarter Sawn lumber is produced by first quartering the log lengthwise and then sawing each quarter lengthwise with parallel cuts, roughly perpendicular to the growth rings. It possess advantages over plain sawn lumber because of the orientation… …
2Quarter-saw — Quar ter saw , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarter sawed} { sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarter sawing}.] To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure… …
3quarter — n. & v. n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 a period of three months, usu. for which payments become due on the quarter day. 3 a point of time 15 minutes before or after any hour. 4 a school or US university …
4quarter grain — noun : the grain of quartersawed wood (as oak) * * * the grain appearing in quartersawed wood. [1695 1705] * * * quarter grain, the grain of wood shown when a log is quartered …
5Chip log — A chip log, also called common log, ship log or just log, is a navigation tool used by mariners to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. Contents 1 Construction 2 Usage 3 Origins …
6American Quarter Horse Association — The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record keeping of the American Quarter Horse. The association sanctions many competitive… …
7Ar Log — are a well established folk band in Wales who have performed since the 1970s. They perform both instrumental music and songs in Welsh. Their name in Welsh means For Hire . Somebody once called them Rent a Group for reasons which are lost in the… …
8Multiplication algorithm — A multiplication algorithm is an algorithm (or method) to multiply two numbers. Depending on the size of the numbers, different algorithms are in use. Efficient multiplication algorithms have existed since the advent of the decimal system.… …
9WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — From the earliest period of their history the Jews were alive to the necessity of an accurate system of weights and measures, and an honest handling of them. The first legislation in the interest of economic righteousness in general is found in… …
10Charles Barkley — For other people named Charles Barkley, see Charles Barkley (disambiguation). Charles Barkley Barkley with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1991 No. 34, 32, 14, 4 Power forward / Small forward …
