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2. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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   Wood will expand and contract across the grain, and a wide panel made of solid wood could change width by a half of an inch, warping the door frame. By allowing the wood panel to float, it can expand and contract without damaging the door. A typical panel would be cut to allow 1/4" (5 mm) between itself and the bottom of the groove in the frame ...

3. Garden furniture - Wikipedia

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   Wooden garden furniture can suffer through exposure to the elements and therefore needs to be periodically treated. [7] Teak is a commonly used material for outdoor furniture. It naturally contains silica , which makes it resistant to fungal decay , many of the effects of water (such as rot, swelling and warping), as well as chemicals.

4. Siesta - Wikipedia

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   In modern Spain, the midday nap during the working week is being gradually abandoned among the adult working population. [16] According to a 2009 survey, 16.2 percent of Spaniards polled claimed to take a nap "daily", whereas 22 percent did so "sometimes", 3.2 percent "weekends only" and the remainder, 58.6 percent, "never". The share of those ...

5. Nap (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Cloth worker using a teasel frame to raise the nap on a piece of cloth, 15th century stained-glass window, Notre Dame de Semur-en-Auxois, France. In the finishing process of manufacturing textiles, after the cloth is woven, it goes through processes such as washing, fulling, raising the nap and trimming the nap. After the nap is trimmed, the ...

6. Hammock - Wikipedia

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   Hammock with a lakeside view Hammock beside the beach. A hammock, from Spanish hamaca, borrowed from Taíno and Arawak hamaka, is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting.

7. Topping out - Wikipedia

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   The tradition also served a functional purpose: a pine tree was used, and after the needles had fallen off the tree, the builders knew the wood frame below had cured/dried out so they could enclose the building. [4] Long an important component of timber frame building, [5] it migrated initially to England and Northern Europe, thence to the ...