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  2. Kibori kuma - Wikipedia

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    Tokugawa Yoshichika , the 19th leader of the Owari branch, purchased a wooden carving of a bear while he was in Bern, Switzerland; Tokugawa was traveling through Europe between 1921 and 1922. After returning to Japan, Tokugawa traveled to the “Tokugawa Farm,” a farm in the town of Yakumo that was then part of the Owari Domain. Tokugawa ...

  3. Gothic boxwood miniature - Wikipedia

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    The very small wood pieces were difficult to brace (hold in place) during carving. They were probably positioned on a bench, between two posts, so that they could be turned around. Domed spaces, intended to evoke church architecture, were drilled or carved, and these were divided using compasses and a straightedge into pie-shaped segments.

  4. Mexican ironwood carvings - Wikipedia

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    Seri ironwood carving. Mexican ironwood carving is a Mexican tradition of carving the wood of the Olneya tesota tree, a Sonora Desert tree commonly called ironwood (palo fierro in Spanish). Olneya tesota is a slow growing important shade tree in northwest Mexico and the southwest U.S. The wood it produces is very dense and sinks in water.

  5. Shaving horse - Wikipedia

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    A shaving horse (shave horse, or shaving bench [1]) is a combination of vice and workbench, used for green woodworking. Typical usage of the shaving horse is to create a round profile along a square piece, such as for a chair leg or to prepare a workpiece for the pole lathe .

  6. History of wood carving - Wikipedia

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    Wood-carving examples of the first eleven centuries of CE are rare due to the fact that woods do decay easily in 1,000 years. The carved panels of the main doors of St Sabina on the Aventine Hill , Rome, are very interesting specimens of early Christian relief sculpture in wood, dating, as the dresses show, from the 5th century.

  7. Picnic table - Wikipedia

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    A wooden A-frame picnic table. A picnic table (or picnic bench) is a table with benches (often attached), designed for working with and for outdoor dining. The term is often specifically associated with rectangular tables having an A-frame structure. Such tables may be referred to as "picnic tables" even when used exclusively indoors.

  8. Woodblock printing - Wikipedia

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    An upper and a lower block are made, with carved out compartments opening to the back, fitted with plugs. The cloth, usually folded a number of times, is inserted and clamped between the two blocks. By unplugging the different compartments and filling them with dyes of different colours, a multi-coloured pattern can be printed over quite a ...

  9. Bench (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    A storage bench is a combination of sitting space and a storage box, often used for keeping gardening supplies or grill equipment. A form is a backless bench that was used for seating in dining rooms, school rooms and law courts — can be leather or upholstered fabric with or without a back rest. Wooden benches in early railway passenger cars