timber seasoning
111History of wood carving — From the remotest ages the decoration of wood has been a foremost art. The tendency of human nature has always been to ornament every article in use. The North American Indian carves his wooden fish hook or his pipe stem just as the Polynesian… …
112Juniper berry — A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially …
113Westport Canal — The Westport Canal was built around 1840 between Westport and Langport in Somerset, England. It remained in use until the 1870s, and now serves as a drainage channel. Langport is the point at which the River Yeo joins the River Parret and the… …
114Maurice Noble — (1 de mayo de 1911–18 de mayo de 2001) fue un artista y diseñador de fondos para dibujos animados durante aproximadamente 60 años. Durante gran tiempo trabajó con el director Chuck Jones, su trabajo más importante junto a él fue en Warner Bros.… …
115Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible Plants in the Bible …
116season — {{11}}season (n.) c.1300, a period of the year, with reference to weather or work, from O.Fr. seison (Mod.Fr. saison) a sowing, planting, from L. sationem (nom. satio) a sowing, from pp. stem of serere to sow (see SOW (Cf. sow)). Sense shifted in …
117brown stain — noun : a discoloration of timber caused by oxidation or by accumulation of certain substances during the seasoning process …
118season check — noun : a longitudinal crack in timber or lumber caused by rapid or uneven seasoning compare frost crack …
