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On the modern, steel adze the cutting edge may be flat for smoothing work to very rounded for hollowing work such as bowls, gutters and canoes. The shoulders or sides of an adze may be curved called a lipped adze, used for notching. The end away from the cutting edge is called the pole and be of different shapes, generally flat or a pin pole.
SLIT (57A: Thin cut in a cheongsam) A cheongsam, also called a qipao or mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress. It is a close-fitting, long dress with two side SLITs.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Cutting tools are tools designed to cut material or objects. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. A. Axes (4 C, 50 P) C.
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Flail (tool), an agricultural implement for threshing; Flail (weapon), a ball-on-a-chain bludgeon wielded with one hand by armored knights in single combat or medieval battles; Flail, the cutting part in some designs of brush hog, stump grinder, and woodchipper; Mine flail, a vehicle mounted device for removing land mines
Cutting tool materials must be harder than the material which is to be cut, and the tool must be able to withstand the heat and force generated in the metal-cutting process. Also, the tool must have a specific geometry, with clearance angles designed so that the cutting edge can contact the workpiece without the rest of the tool dragging on the ...
A blacksmith using pliers Slip joint pliers Cutting wire with diagonal pliers/side cutters. Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, possibly developed from tongs used to handle hot metal in Bronze Age Europe. [1] They are also useful for bending and physically compressing a wide range of materials.