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A mattock (/ ˈ m æ t ə k /) is a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping. Similar to the pickaxe, it has a long handle and a stout head which combines either a vertical axe blade with a horizontal adze (cutter mattock), or a pick and an adze (pick mattock).
Silk is a poor conductor of electricity and thus susceptible to static cling. Silk has a high emissivity for infrared light, making it feel cool to the touch. [73] Unwashed silk chiffon may shrink up to 8% due to a relaxation of the fiber macrostructure, so silk should either be washed prior to garment construction, or dry cleaned. Dry cleaning ...
A normal pickaxe handle is made of ash or hickory wood and is about 3 ft (91 cm) and weighs about 2.5 lb (1.1 kg). British Army pickaxe handles must, by regulation, be exactly 3 ft (91 cm) long, for use in measuring in the field. [citation needed] New variant designs are: With a plastic casing on the thick end. Made of carbon fibre [citation ...
[13] [16] Umajirushi launched DC Chalk Deluxe (DCチョークDX), [16] [17] but subsequently discontinued production in early 2020. [18] Watanabe called Shin and informed him of his intent to close the company, and apologized for it affecting Shin's business. [9] Shin asked if Watanabe would let him continue making the chalk, but Watanabe ...
The mussel Pinna nobilis creates silk to bond itself to rocks. It is used to make sea silk. Spiders make spider silk for various purposes such as weaving their webs, protecting their eggs or as a safety line. The amphipod Peramphithoe femorata uses silk to make a nest out of kelp blades. Another amphipod, Crassicorophium bonellii, use silk to ...
The colour and quality of the silk depends on the climate and soil. [20] Antheraea yamamai (Guénerin-Méneville, 1861) – the tensan (天蚕) silk moth. The tensan silk moth has been cultivated in Japan for more than 1,000 years. It produces a naturally white silk but does not dye well, though it is very strong and elastic.
Bombyx mori, commonly known as the domestic silk moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, ...
An Evening with Silk Sonic has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [129] On August 26, 2022, An Evening With Silk Sonic was released on vinyl, nine months after its initial release. [66] In its first week the album re-entered the top 10 in the US, ascending from number 200 to number seven.