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• wooden wedge — the wedge or wooden wedge Formerly, the student lowest on the classical tripos list at Cambridge University (on the analogy of wooden spoon, from Wedgwood, a student at Christ s College, whose name was last on the first list, of 1824) • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

• wedge — wedgelike, adj. /wej/, n., v., wedged, wedging. n. 1. a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Cf.… …   Universalium

• wedge —    A piece of material, such as wood or metal, tapered at one edge and thick at the opposite end, used for tightening, securing, levering, or splitting, as when driven into wood along its grain, or when driven into the interlocking corners of… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• the wedge — or wooden wedge Formerly, the student lowest on the classical tripos list at Cambridge University (on the analogy of wooden spoon, from Wedgwood, a student at Christ s College, whose name was last on the first list, of 1824) • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• butterfly wedge — Carpentry. a wooden fastening in the form of a double dovetail for joining two boards at their edges. Also called butterfly. * * * …   Universalium

• butterfly wedge — Carpentry. a wooden fastening in the form of a double dovetail for joining two boards at their edges. Also called butterfly …   Useful english dictionary

• hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …   Universalium

• Japanese carpentry — is distinguished by its advanced joinery and its finely planed wood surfaces. Japanese carpenters use a different set of tools and techniques from European carpenters. They also use different conventions of marking out. ToolsThese are the tools… …   Wikipedia

• Plane (tool) — A plane is a tool for shaping wood. Planes are used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber. Special types of planes are designed to cut joints or decorative mouldings.Hand planes are generally… …   Wikipedia

• Deadeye — A triple deadeye without a lanyard A deadeye is an item used in the standing and running rigging of traditional sailing ships. It is a smallish round thick wooden (usually lignum vitae) disc with one or more holes through it, perpendicular to the …   Wikipedia

• Chande — for the village in Nepal see Chande, Nepal D E shruti Chande top (placed for left hand play). The chande is a drum used in the traditional and classical music of South India and particularly in Karnataka. It provides rhythmic accompaniment in… …   Wikipedia