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  2. Falconry training and technique - Wikipedia

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    Various pieces of falconry equipment (Hunt Museum, Ireland) — includes rings, call, bell and hood from the 17th–20th centuriesThe bird wears: A hood, which is used in the manning process (acclimatising to humans and the human world) and to keep the raptor in a calm state, both in the early part of its training and throughout its falconry career.

  3. Falconer's knot - Wikipedia

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    The falconer's knot is a knot used in falconry to tether a bird of prey to a perch. Some sources show this knot to be identical to the halter hitch , [ 1 ] but with a specific method of single-handed tying needed when the other hand is occupied holding the bird.

  4. Jess (falconry) - Wikipedia

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    A jess (plural "jesses") is a thin strap, traditionally made from leather, used to tether a hawk, falcon, or owl in falconry. [1] Jesses allow a falconer to keep control of a bird while it is on the glove or in training, and allow a bird to be secured on a perch outside its aviary. [1]

  5. Hack (falconry) - Wikipedia

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    This technique is used to prepare the falcon to become an independent hunter. The sequence of the procedure includes captivity, releasing, flight, and either the falcon will be recaptured for falconry or released into the wild. This has also been adapted to other raptor species to preserve the population. Generally, falconers agree that hacked ...

  6. Caving equipment - Wikipedia

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    A common method of placing bolts is to hand drill them using a hammer and a self-drilling bolt, using bolts adapted from the construction industry. A hanger can then be screwed into the bolt. Since affordable battery drills came on the market it is more common to see cavers drill the holes and use a variety of different bolts and concrete screws.

  7. Creance - Wikipedia

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    A creance is a long, light cord used to tether a flying hawk or falcon during training in falconry. [1] It is used when the bird is young, or when the bird has been taken out of the aviary for a moult or other reasons. The creance itself is thin, designed to be of as little inconvenience to the bird as possible.

  8. Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel - Wikipedia

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    Heavy equipment's primary function of wildfire suppression is through the application of heavy construction style equipment to move large amounts or earth or remove vegetation. Fuel breaks, safety zones, firelines and access to areas that maybe previously were inaccessible may be made. Bulldozers and tractor plows are examples.

  9. List of tool manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Hand-held power tools TTS Tooltechnic Systems: Wendlingen, Germany Festool, Tanos, SawStop: Hand-held power tools, dust extraction tools, workplace organization United Pacific Industries Ltd: Spear & Jackson: Hand tools and garden tools Wera Werk Hermann Werner GmbH & Co. KG: Wuppertal, Germany: Wera Tools: Drivers, driver bits, other hand ...