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  2. BS 1088 - Wikipedia

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    Moisture Content-- BS 1088 plywood must have a moisture content between 6% and 14% when it leaves the factory. Finishing-- Boards will be sanded on both sides equally. Length & Width-- The length or width of a board produced as a standard size shall not be less than the specified size nor more than 6.3 mm (0.25") greater than the specified size.

  3. Plywood - Wikipedia

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    Plywood for indoor use generally uses the less expensive urea-formaldehyde glue, which has limited water resistance, while outdoor and marine-grade plywood are designed to withstand moisture, and use a water-resistant resorcinol-formaldehyde or phenol-formaldehyde glue to prevent delamination and to retain strength in high humidity. [17]

  4. Pram (boat) - Wikipedia

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    They are usually oar powered. The Norwegian pram is commonly made of solid timber with much fore and aft rocker with a U-shaped cross section. In New Zealand and Australia the most common pram is an arc or v bottom rowboat commonly made of 6mm marine plywood often sealed with paint and/or epoxy resin.

  5. Sailfish (sailboat) - Wikipedia

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    † The hull is planked with A-A exterior Douglas fir plywood or Harborite marine plywood. Harborite, a plastic-surfaced fir plywood, developed as an improvement on plain plywood. [7] [8] ‡ The additional inch is a result of the flange where the deck and hull bottom are bonded together as one.

  6. Resorcinol glue - Wikipedia

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    The most common application for resorcinol glue is in adhering the plies of exterior and marine grades of plywood. It is strong. Currently one of its main uses is to put together plywood, laminated support beams and other wooden structural elements. Wooden airplane frameworks have long been glued with resorcinol formulations.

  7. Solid wood - Wikipedia

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    Solid wood is a term most commonly used to distinguish between ordinary lumber and engineered wood, but it also refers to structures that do not have hollow spaces. Engineered wood products are manufactured by binding together wood strands, fibers , or veneers with adhesives to form a composite material .

  8. The 7 Types of Spider Webs and the Incredible Spiders That ...

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    Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...

  9. Wooden boats of World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Higgins Boat or also called the LCVP for landing craft, vehicle, personnel could take 36 troops to shore. LCVP were plywood 36 ft (11 m) long and just under 11 ft (3.4 m) wide. The Higgins boat was used to place a jeep with 12 troops or up to 8,000 pounds of cargo on the beach. To unload a front steel ramp would drop on the beach.